PSCI 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fundamentalism, World War I, Second Strike
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The end of the cold war will bring about peace and make for a better world. Says that a clash of ideas leads to militarized conflict. 20th century challenges to western liberalism is the source of 20th century conflict: fascism . Nazi germany/mussolini"s italy as the main perpetrators: communism . Soviet union as the main perpetrator: religious fundamentalism . During the 20th century, all these alternatives to western liberalism were exhausted, mainly through major world wars: fascism through wwii, communism through the cold war. Exhaustion of these alternatives, fukayama says, has lead us to the end of history. Fukayama"s argument only focuses on one variable, ideology. He assumes that ideology is the sole cause of war. Doesn"t account for differences in liberalism (american vs. socialist). Doesn"t account for the fact that different ideologies are still alive to challenge liberalism. Doesn"t account for the fact that new ideologies can emerge. Says that the quest for power drives human and state behavior.