The three articles start by defining Samuel
Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations theory and then
Russet, Oneal, and Cox attempt to test this theory
with a statistical model. Huntington replies that
they fail to comprehend his theory and that they
need to ‘try again’
Your task is to examine the methodological
appropriateness of the Russet, Oneal, and Cox
model? Is their model able to assess this theory? Is
Huntington valid when he dismisses Russet, Oneal, and Cox? Explain your answer.