In 1993 the esteemed journal FOREIGN AFFAIRS published an article entitled ‎"‎The Clash of Civilizations‎?‎‎"‎ by Samuel P‎.‎ Huntington‎.‎ According to the journal‎'‎s editors it went on to generate more discussion than anything they had published since the Second World War‎.‎ In the article‎,‎ Huntington posed the question whether conflicts between civilizations would dominate the future of world politics‎.‎ In the book‎,‎ he gives the answer‎,‎ showing not only how clashes between civilizations are the greatest threat to world peace but also how an international order based on civilizations is the best safeguard against war‎.‎ Since September 11‎,‎ his thesis has seemed even more prescient and acute‎.‎ THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS AND THE REMAKING OF WORLD ORDER is now recognised as a classic study of international relations in an increasingly uncertain world‎.‎