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• Civilization [r]: "The highest cultural grouping and the broadest level of cultural identity short of that which distinguishes humans from other species" (Samuel Huntington) ^[e]
• Culture (social) [r]: UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2002) defined culture as "... the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of a society or a social group..." that "encompasses, in addition to art and literature, lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs". ^[e]
• Futures studies [r]: The discipline of predicting futures, which is not limited to extrapolating from present trends or to a single possible future ^[e]
• Globalization [r]: The interaction of peoples, cultures, and businesses worldwide, which tend to overcome traditional national and cultural boundaries ^[e]
• Grand strategy [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Nationalism [r]: Strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance. ^[e]

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• Jihad [r]: Literally meaning "struggle", a Muslim concept that can refer to an inward-directed personal process to submit to God's will, or to an external combat with the enemies of Islam ^[e]
• McDonald's [r]: The world's largest chain of fast food restaurants; while there are regional variations, the chain emphasizes consistency in its core products and ambience ^[e]

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• Thomas P.M. Barnett [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • The Pentagon's New Map [r]: A book on grand strategy and world development by Thomas P. M. Barnett, which postulates that world conflict is chiefly due to lack of "connectedness" of nations to the information-intensive core of nations; he also proposes a partnership, in peace enforcement, between the high-technology "takedown" function and the "nation-building" role ^[e]
• Francis Fukuyama [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • The End of History and the Last Man [r]: An argument, by Francis Fukuyama, that universal history, through the forces of "the logic of modern science" and the "struggle for recognition" make liberal democracy a natural end state of historical development. ^[e]
• Samuel Huntington [r]: An American political scientist, futurist and sociologist (1927-2008), with numerous academic and government posts; well known for his "clash of civilizations" theories and analysis of the motivations of soldiers ^[e]
  • The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order [r]: A book, by Samuel Huntington, assuming a fundamental conflict between civilizations of different cultures, and discussing grand strategy to deal with this conflict ^[e]
• Osama bin Laden [r]: Radical jihadist who, with Ayman al-Zawahiri, founded a group known as al-Qaeda, which is credited with a series of terrorist attacks. ^[e]
• Sayyid Qutb [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Milestones [r]: Add brief definition or description