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November 2002

Vol.5, No. 9

Contents

Is the World Ready for a Prophet of God?
by Cecil E. Maranville

Restoration: A Solution to Fear
by Darris McNeely

A Reluctant Empire
by Darris McNeely

The Coming Clash Between Europe and America
by Melvin Rhodes

Do You Have a Biblical Worldview?
by John Ross Schroeder

In Brief... World News Review
by Cecil E. Maranville

This Is the Way...Two Men and a Valley
by Robin Webber

Nov '02 Main

The Coming Clash Between Europe and America

While the United States is focused on its war on terror and conflict with Iraq, new threats continue to emerge of which Americans are largely oblivious.

by Melvin Rhodes

An article in the November 2002 issue of the Boston-based Atlantic Monthly, titled "The Death of the West," warns: "The next clash of civilizations will be not between the West and the rest but between the United States and Europe--and Americans remain largely oblivious."

This stark warning was written by Charles Kupchan, a professor at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also author of a new book, The End of the American Era: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-First Century.

Conventional wisdom off the mark

Kupchan's article begins by describing the popular perception of the United States: "The American era appears to be alive and well. The U.S. economy is more than twice the size of the next biggest--Japan's--and the United States spends more on defense than the world's other major powers combined. China is regularly identified as America's next challenger, but it is decades away from entering the top ranks.

"The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington certainly punctured the sense of security that arose from the end of the Cold War and the triumph of the West, but they have done little to compromise U.S. hegemony. Indeed, they have reawakened America's appetite for global engagement. At least for the foreseeable future, the United States will continue to enjoy primacy, taking on Islamic terrorism even as it keeps a watchful eye on China.

Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0211/comingclash.htm


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