Tag: Western Civilization

NOVANEWS By Richard C. Cook Global Research   Overview What is “Western civilization”? Why might it end soon? What can be done to prevent that? These are the questions that face both the U.S. and Russia in the current standoff. The stakes could not be higher. Relationships between the two nations are the most important geopolitical issue, and the most volatile, facing the world today. But first, some history, including concepts that may be controversial. Speaking globally, the West is that part of the world settled by people of European descent. Racially, the original peoples of the West stem from those classified as Indo-European, though people of that race and language family also long ago penetrated into Asia, including Northern India and Persia. Over the centuries, Western ci...