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Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Pascal Boniface. Vers La 4 - E Guerre Mondiale? Paris: Armand Colin, 2005.
By Andrej Kreutz, Mount Royal College.
Abstract
The book by the well known French scholar and Director of the I‘Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategiques (IRIS) in Paris, Pascal Boniface, has been written as an analysis and critical commentary of both the American Neo-Conservative concept of World War IV 1 and Samuel Huntington’s theory on the Clash of Civilizations which underlies it. 2 According to this author, Islamic fundamentalism represents a real threat and during the last few years a menace of the clash of civilizations has unfortunately become more likely. However, in his opinion there is no determinism in history which is made by people’s decisions. The Western nations, especially those of them which are the most directly involved such as the US and Israel, can by their policies either aggravate the situation or provide a chance for a brighter future. In his view, which corresponds to the traditional French approach since Charles De Gaulle’s time (4749), the main issue which needs to be addressed in order to prevent further spread of the confrontation is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the improvement of situation of the Palestinian people....