Kissinger on Transatlantic Ties

Kissinger on a “war of civilizations: ”

“We now know that we face the imperative of building a new world order or potential global catastrophe. It cannot be done alone by either side of the Atlantic. Is that realization sufficient to regenerate a common purpose?”

Unfortunately for optimists like Thomas Barnett, intangible threats, the balance of power and the structure of the international system aren’t things that easily bring people together. We need a big bad wolf and it seems UBL and Iran aren’t good enough.