“The Transatlantic Civilizational Arc of Christianity” – a New Geostrategic Concept for the 21st Century Order of Civilizations
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https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenphs/12.1/84Keywords:
paradigm of civilizations, order of civilizations, Eurasian Arc of Christianity, Transatlantic Arc of Christianity, countering Islamic terrorism, Trump doctrine, clash of civilizationsAbstract
Within this paper, we’ll explore some hypothesis and perspectives about the evolutions of the complex contemporary international system, influenced by political vision of what we call “the neo-realist strategic direction”. We’ll take into account a complex, multi-level kind of political doctrine, not yet fully explored and analysed by the academic world. We’ll propose in this paper the strategic concept of “building a Transatlantic Arc of Christianity”, as a necessary modality to respond to specific challenges originating from what it is announcing to become “the paradigm of the century” (“the clash between civilisations” paradigm). Neo-realist elements of this strategic line impose such approach and also, there are shaping relevant strategic concepts, appropriated to be implemented within this type of paradigm.
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