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political,

security, and economic institutions with Western countries such as

Britain, Germany, and

France. All of these countries maintain extraordinarily close relations

with each other,

excluding the lesser and largely non-Western countries. Decisions made at

the United

Nations Security Council or in the International Monetary Fund that

reflect the interest of

the United States and its Western allies are presented to the world as

reflecting the desires

of the world community” (Huntington 39). This type of selfish global

policy can not be

tolerated if the United States wishes to be the leader in binding a “World

Community.”

The non-westerners view this global decision making in such a way such in

effect makes

“the West look as if it is using its international institutions, military

power, and economic

resources to run the world in ways that will maintain Western

predominance, protect

Western interest and promote Western political and economic values”

(Huntington 40).

These views do have merit to them nonetheless, because the United States

does use it

worldly powers to influence these international councils in situations

when the so called

anti-American countries are involved. Just because one nations

civilization and culture are

totally different from that of the Western nations, the US should not deem

which cultures

are acceptable and non-acceptable in the realm of the world. Because for

the most part as

Huntington states “Western ideas such as individualism, liberalism,

constitutionalism,

human rights, equality, liberty, the rule of law, democracy, free markets,

the separation of

church and state, often have little in Islamic, Confucian, Hindu, Buddhist

or Orthodox

cultures” (Huntington 40). By trying to influence its views through the

United Nations and

International Monetary Fund on the non-Western Countries, the U.S. is in

fact just

building up more negative sentiment towards itself, which can be seen in

the support for

fundamentalism of all types by the younger generation in the non-Western

cultures. If the

U.S. does not attempt to change it’s image in the near future, a new

generation of

fundamentalist will begin carry out all sorts of terroristic activity

against the U.S. that will

be more devastating than the World Trade Center Bombing , because hate

towards the

West will be have been instilled sense birth, and the terrorist will feel

that means are

justifying the cause.

It is in these policies, agendas, and attempts at foreign

investment, and humbleness

throughout the world that the United States will be able to maintain its

classification as a

world power, economically, politically, and socially. If the United

States does not act upon

these ideas and problems in the near future the results might not be

immediate; but we will

see the effects well into the twenty- first century when we are no longer

regarded as the

super power we once were.

Bibliography

Haynes, Jeff . Religion in Third World Politics. Boulder, Colorado:

Lynee

Rienner, 1994.

Huntington, Samuel. “The Clash of Civilizations: The West Versus the

Rest.”

Foreign Affiars Vol.72 (1993). No.3: 39-41.

” Japan Remains Pacific’s Largest Trading Partner.” Sunday Star (1996):

Star

Publications, (Maylasia) Berhad. (Transmitted From Netscape).

Kaplan, Robert. “Democracy’s Trap.” New York Times 24 Dec. 1995: E9

Kennedy, Paul. Winners and Losers in the Developing World: Preparing

the Twenty

First Century. New York: Random House, 1993.

Miller, Judith. “The Challenge of Radical Islam.” The Other World:

Culture and Politics

in the Third World (1993) 57-58.

Rosenberg, Tina. “Beyond Election.” The Other World: Culture and

Politics in the

Third World (1993) 28.

Savona, Dave. “Choosing a Nerve Center Overseas.” Foreign Trade Nov.

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Annotated Bibliography

Haynes, Jeff. Religion in Third World Politics. Boulder, Colorado:

Lynee

Rienner,1994 . This is a book concerning Religion in the

political realm of

third world nations. It focuses on the religions of Islam and

Christianity, and

examines their positions within the major Third World nations such as

Iran, Iraq,

Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Peru, and Chile. Haynes addresses the topic of

religion in

third world politics by showing us the parallels, and the conflicts

they face within

these nations. A brief history of the situation is usually given, and

is followed by the

problems and successes the religions have had within the desired

country. Hanyes offers

his own solutions to many of the dilemmas described within his book.

This source

provided very useful information particularly on the involvement

Christianity in the

political movement of Brazil.

Huntington, Samuel. “The Clash of Civilizations: The West Versus the

Rest.”

Foreign Affairs Vol. 72 (1993). No. 3: 39-41. This was a

section of

Huntington’s article The Clash of Civilizations. He

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