This chapter discusses the changing nature of global conflicts from the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and beyond. It explores the concept of civilizations clashing along cultural and religious lines, examines the relationships between the Western and other civilizations like Confucian and Islamic societies, and considers the implications for the West. The chapter is divided into sections analyzing the pattern of new conflicts, the nature of civilizations, why civilizations clash, faulty lines between civilizations, the West versus the rest, and the Confucian-Islamic connection.
