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Soft Power, Hard Fall: From Marshall Plan to Wrecking Ball

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Has anyone bothered to notice that the famous “clash of civilizations” Samuel Huntington predicted three decades ago is now taking place, justifying the influential political scientist’s foresight? It was about time. Washington has always loved a good clash. During his 2000 campaign for the presidency, candidate George W. Bush expressed his nostalgia for the golden age of the Cold War, in which the USSR played the role of America’s reliable bugb…

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Soft Power, Hard Fall: From Marshall Plan to Wrecking Ball

Has anyone bothered to notice that the famous “clash of civilizations” Samuel Huntington predicted three decades ago is now taking place, justifying the influential political scientist’s foresight? It was about time. Washington has always loved a good clash. During his 2000 campaign for the presidency, candidate George W. Bush expressed his nostalgia for the golden age of the Cold War, in which the USSR played the role of America’s reliable bugb…

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Fair Observer broke the news on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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