ZMAngNotes

Still in process of reading.

General Notes

1. Multiple models of post-Cold War world available.
   • One World: Euphoria and Harmony. Most widely discussed model is Francis Fukuyama’s End of History thesis.

Interesting Quotes

1. In the post-Cold War world, for the first time in history, global politics has become multipolar and multicivilizational. [p.21]
2. Kissiger’s six major powers belong to five very different civilizations, and in addition, there are important Islamic states whose strategic location, large populations, and/or oil resources make them influential in world affairs. [p.28]
3. Those with Western Christian heritages are making progress toward economic development and democratic politics; the prospect for economics and political development in the Orthodox countries are uncertain; the prospects in the Muslim republics are bleak. [p.29]
4. On the one hand, we may explicitly formulate theories or models and consciously use them to guide our behavior. Alternatively, we made the need for such guides and assume that we will act only in terms of specific “objective” facts, dealing with each case “on its merits.” [p.30]