The “End” or The “Return” of History: When Will History Make Up Its Mind?
August 26th, 2008
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Posted in: Great Power Relations
Tags: Afghanistan, Africa, Autocratic Rulers, Berlin Wall, Capitalistic System, Central Asia, China, Cold War, Communist Party of China, East Asia, Fukuyama, Georgia, History, Iraq, Islamists, Kagan, Latin America, Liberal Democracy, Middle East, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Russia, Samarra Mosque Bombing, Shia Militia, Soviet Union, Sunni Arab States, Sunni Cleansing
There is something imprudent about strategic thinkers when it comes to history. For some reason, for some of them, it has to come to an end when an idea experiences a temporary—but significant—success. But when that idea appears to fail, they make an equally rash extrapolation, and start talking about the “return” of history. Francis [...]