As the U.S.-China trade dispute heats up with new tariff threats across the Pacific, many predict a protracted cold war between two great powers, the U.S. and China. ASSOCIATED PRESSThe comment is factually questionable, since Skinner seems to forget about the American war effort against Japan, a non-Caucasian power, during the Second World War. The closest resemblance to Skinner’s argument is the often-cites article “The Clash of Civilizations” by Samuel Huntington. Nevertheless, Skinner’s argument seems to go beyond what Huntington argued. GettyFinally, the largest danger of Skinner’s argument is that it limits space for engagement.

Source: Forbes June 11, 2019 07:52 UTC