{"product_id":"140182","title":"Clash of worldviews ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYGWlW59v7kRFpO5YOoO3qUS5EDHZ.png?v=1765127503\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Clash of worldviews \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/162976136\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe end of hegemony was foreseen.\u003cbr\u003e Now, the war of worldviews begins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe disintegration of American hegemony, the challenges of China and Russia, the increasing frequency of wars, the retreat of free trade, the fragmentation of supply chains, the decline and fragmentation of democracy… The world today is not simply undergoing a reorganization of power, but rather a clash of worldviews and ideologies.\u003cbr\u003e \"Clash of Worldviews: Understanding the 21st Century International Order through Ideology\" interprets today's chaos not as a simple competition of national power, but as a war of ideologies in which nations, civilizations, and individuals clash over the \"rightful image of the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e In his previous work, \"Understanding the 21st Century International Order in the Context: The Future of South Korea in the Hegemonic Shift,\" the author explained the origins, development, and future of the hegemonic shift, focusing on events and context. In his new book, which returns after two years, he explores the hidden driving force behind the flow of the transition, the ideological power known as \"worldview.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom ancient times, when empires perceived the world as a stage for the survival of the fittest, to the liberal order based on the Enlightenment and Kant's theory of perpetual peace, to 19th-century realism and balance-of-power ideology, to American exceptionalism and the liberal international order, to the ideological conflicts of the Cold War, to the neoliberal ideals of the post-Cold War era, to the multipolar worldviews championed by powers that change the status quo, such as China and Russia, and even to the systemic crisis facing liberal democracy today? This book explains the flow of worldviews that have clashed at every critical turning point in human history with insights that cross politics, history, ideology, and philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e And we ask where the world is going and what ideas we should stand on.\u003cbr\u003e Now, the world is calling for ideas again.\u003cbr\u003e A book that answers that question.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \",\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Preface to the English edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Korean edition \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: A Changing World\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The Nature and Principles of International Politics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Power and Legitimacy: The Challenge of Realpolitik in History\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: The European Enlightenment: Opening the Door to Modernity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Kant's Vision of Peace and the Liberal Worldview\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: The Paradox of the Balance of Power: Geopolitics in 19th-Century Europe\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: The Mission of the New World: American Exceptionalism and Liberal Internationalism\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e The Origins of Liberal Hegemony\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e Emergence as a global actor\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: World War II: The Clash of Ideologies and the Birth of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Dynamics of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e Strategy, Ideology, and Superpower Competition\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e The Dawn of Multilateralism\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Pax Americana and the Liberal International Order\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: China and Russia's Challenges to Multipolarity\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: The Decline of Unipolar Hegemony and the Rise of Multipolar Systems\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: A World Without Hegemons\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e The United States: From Hegemon to Superpower\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e Lost Liberal Democracies: In the Absence of Leadership\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e China and Russia: Competitors and Partners\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003cbr\u003eThe Global South: Land of Opportunity: The Intersection of a Multipolar World\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Can Multilateralism Survive in a Multipolar Era?\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: The Existential Crisis of Liberal Democracy\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e The expansion and division of liberal ideology\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e The Dangers of Polarization: The Threat Extremism Poses to Liberal Democracy\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Potential Solution: The Rise of the Political Center\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003cbr\u003e The Future of Liberal Democracy and the Fate of a Multipolar World\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: In the midst of the turbulent changes: Reflections on the future\u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \",\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate6009\/MidCate010\/600892763.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \",\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Ultimately, the biggest factor that determines political intuition is one's personal values.\u003cbr\u003e People can see the same facts but arrive at completely different 'truths' depending on their values.\u003cbr\u003e And that value system is built on a worldview.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, the worldview is the fundamental standard that most deeply determines human thought and behavior.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.7~8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There are three main factors driving this massive change. \u003cbr\u003eThe first is the reorganization of the power structure.\u003cbr\u003e For the past 30 years, the international community has been under a unipolar system in which the United States reigns as the sole hegemon.\u003cbr\u003e Now that era is coming to an end.\u003cbr\u003e As the power of the United States, which had controlled the international order with overwhelming superiority, weakens, the international community is heralding the return of traditional great power rivalry.\u003cbr\u003e However, the topography of the next era is still shrouded in thick fog.\u003cbr\u003e The second is a structural transformation of the world economic order.\u003cbr\u003e The liberal international order values ​​prosperity and peace through free trade and economic interdependence.\u003cbr\u003e But its legitimacy is rapidly being shaken.\u003cbr\u003e As early as 2016, or at the latest as early as 2022, the United States began to question free trade and prioritize protectionism and industrial policies.\u003cbr\u003e Global supply chains are fragmenting and markets are becoming more fragmented.\u003cbr\u003e The era of comprehensive free trade has effectively come to an end. \u003cbr\u003eThird, the decline of liberal ideology.\u003cbr\u003e For decades, progressive values ​​such as human rights, democracy, and environmental protection have served as the common language of the international community.\u003cbr\u003e But now, there are more and more countries that are openly rejecting this.\u003cbr\u003e Some countries argue that these values ​​are incompatible with their culture and traditions, while others point out the flaws in liberalism itself.\u003cbr\u003e On the other hand, liberal democratic countries are failing to provide a consistent response.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, the international community is losing even the minimal consensus on universal values.\u003cbr\u003e A world that has lost its common denominator of values ​​inevitably becomes unstable.\u003cbr\u003e Multilateralism is shaken and international tensions are bound to rise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liberal hegemony and traditional hegemony are fundamentally different.\u003cbr\u003e Liberal hegemony secures its legitimacy not only through force but also through institutions and norms. \u003cbr\u003eTherefore, the United States in the post-Cold War era has defined itself not as a hegemon but as “primus inter pares, first among equals.”\u003cbr\u003e Because the leadership of a liberal hegemon can be recognized as legitimate only when it is based on voluntary consent and universal principles.\u003cbr\u003e In reality, the multilateral regime that has supported the US-led international order was designed, at least institutionally, to allow all member states to raise issues about US leadership on an equal footing.\u003cbr\u003e But today, even the United States faces the temptation to abandon its liberal identity as a leader and redefine itself as the \"most powerful actor\" in multipolarity.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When people hear the word 'politics', many first think of elections, parliament, and government systems.\u003cbr\u003e But the essence of politics is not limited to institutions. \u003cbr\u003eFactional strife in the workplace, the running of a company or community, and even decision-making within the home are all \"political\" in the sense that they involve dynamics surrounding power and influence.\u003cbr\u003e In short, politics can be seen as the exercise of power revealed in human relationships.\u003cbr\u003e The true value of power is revealed in the process of resource allocation, conflict of interest, and prioritization of values.\u003cbr\u003e Especially in situations where it is difficult to resolve issues through social consensus alone, power is needed to make necessary decisions and implement them.\u003cbr\u003e Power operates as a central element in both domestic and international politics, but the two spheres exhibit distinct structural differences.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.23~24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The essence of politics is power, that is, gaining and maintaining influence over others.\u003cbr\u003e Therefore, the logical end point of all political ambitions cannot be anything other than securing ‘hegemony.’\u003cbr\u003e This is also true in international politics. \u003cbr\u003eOne of the most powerful, if not the most fundamental, motivations driving national action in the international community is the pursuit of hegemony.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liberal theorists evaluate the post-Cold War international order as a significant period of moral and institutional advancement for human civilization.\u003cbr\u003e It was a historic moment that finally broke free from the \"law of the jungle\" that had dominated international society since the beginning of time, and succeeded, if only briefly, in moving toward a more peaceful world order.\u003cbr\u003e From their perspective, the current global turmoil is not simply a geopolitical crisis; it involves a profound ideological one.\u003cbr\u003e The current crisis can be interpreted not only as the result of the opportunistic rise of authoritarian states seeking to undermine liberal norms, but also as the result of the United States, once the guardian of the liberal international order, failing to faithfully fulfill its responsibilities. \u003cbr\u003eOn the other hand, realist theorists underestimate the historical value and significance of the post-Cold War liberal international order.\u003cbr\u003e The past era was merely a short-lived, exceptional period in which there was no challenger to the overwhelming global hegemony.\u003cbr\u003e The United States, like other dominant powers throughout history, has always prioritized its own interests and sought to maintain a hegemonic order within its sphere of influence.\u003cbr\u003e Therefore, today's global turmoil is seen as a natural and predictable consequence of the weakening of American global hegemony and the resulting redistribution of power.\u003cbr\u003e Although liberalism and realism present different perspectives on the nature and maintenance of international order, they share a common ground through the concept of 'legitimacy.' \u003cbr\u003eLiberalism understands legitimacy as the result of agreement through norms and institutions, while realism regards it as a strategic means of maintaining hegemony.\u003cbr\u003e Nonetheless, the two theories share a common understanding that securing legitimacy is essential for maintaining the stability of the international order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.35~36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a great power establishes hegemony in a particular region, it tends to establish and maintain order in that region.\u003cbr\u003e Because it is in the interests of a hegemonic power to stably maintain order and peace within the region.\u003cbr\u003e However, peace based on hegemony has several structural limitations.\u003cbr\u003e Cases of true hegemony being established in the international community are extremely rare, and even those that do not last long. \u003cbr\u003eThe ancient Pax Romana and Pax Sinica, the modern Pax Britannica, and even the modern Pax Americana eventually withdrew from the stage of history.\u003cbr\u003e The fall of Pax Romana plunged Europe into centuries of chaos, East Asia was rocked by upheaval each time a unified Chinese dynasty collapsed, and the decline of Pax Britannica led to World War I.\u003cbr\u003e Today, the weakening of Pax Americana is also pushing the world into a new vortex of uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003e Moreover, hegemony is inextricably linked to imperialism.\u003cbr\u003e All hegemonic orders are inevitably structured around a hegemonic power, and the autonomy and sovereignty of peripheral states are inevitably violated.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, the erosion of sovereignty of a dominated country is not an accidental event, but a structural property of the hegemonic order. \u003cbr\u003eTherefore, peace based on hegemony is neither sustainable nor desirable.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.75~76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Americans' unwavering belief in American exceptionalism is, of course, closely linked to the pride they feel in their vast territory, abundant resources, and geopolitical dominance.\u003cbr\u003e But American exceptionalism is a complex concept that goes beyond mere material prosperity, deeply rooted in American history, culture, and identity.\u003cbr\u003e Most countries have a founding myth that shapes their identity.\u003cbr\u003e As historian Yuval Harari has pointed out, powerful narratives, such as founding myths, serve to unite members of society.\u003cbr\u003e The United States, founded only after the modern era, has established a unique national identity based on the \"ideology of liberalism\" rather than \"myth,\" unlike older civilizations.\u003cbr\u003e A prime example is the story of the English Puritan immigrants who crossed the Atlantic in search of religious freedom. \u003cbr\u003eThis shaped the image of America as 'freedom' and 'a new beginning', and served to elevate 'freedom' and the 'American Dream' as the American identity instead of the general national myth.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.93~94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Neoliberalism, which emerged in the post-Cold War international order, has characteristics that distinguish it from the classical liberalism of the 18th century.\u003cbr\u003e Like classical liberalism, neoliberalism is a powerful trend that has had a profound impact on society as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e However, unlike classical liberalism, which considered the individual's 'moral freedom' as its core value, neoliberalism put forward a market-centered economic philosophy, free competition, efficiency, and individual autonomy as an economic subject as its central values.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, individual elements of classical liberalism, such as guaranteeing private property rights, limiting government power, and promoting individual autonomy, were reconstructed within the context of 'capitalist logic' rather than morality and ethics.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.139~140\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Every civilization considers itself the center of the world and narrates its history as the central narrative of human history.”\u003cbr\u003e --- p.150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The current situation of declining American global hegemony can be largely explained by three factors.\u003cbr\u003e These factors are independent yet closely interconnected.\u003cbr\u003e First is the relative weakening of America's national power.\u003cbr\u003e The rigid structural foundation of the unipolar system that has been maintained since the end of the Cold War has been shaken.\u003cbr\u003e Powers that are changing the status quo, such as China and Russia, have seen this as a historical opportunity and have begun to move in earnest to transform the US-centric order into a traditional multipolar system that is advantageous to them.\u003cbr\u003e Although America's economic and military power remains overwhelming, the gap is rapidly narrowing due to the rapid rise of emerging powers.\u003cbr\u003e Second, there is a change in perception within American society. \u003cbr\u003eAs the enormous costs and burdens of maintaining the liberal international order became clear, fatigue and skepticism about maintaining hegemony spread.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, the popular support for making sacrifices and taking responsibility for maintaining international order has weakened, which in turn has limited America's foreign policy and its ability to exert global influence.\u003cbr\u003e Third, the legitimacy of American hegemony is weakened.\u003cbr\u003e America's past leadership was underpinned by the normative appeal of the liberal international order and an international consensus on American values.\u003cbr\u003e But as this ideological foundation is shaken, the international consensus that underpins American leadership is also weakening.\u003cbr\u003e In this way, American hegemony is facing a complex situation in which it is weakening in multiple dimensions, with external challenges as well as internal changes in perception and a crisis of legitimacy simultaneously at work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.169\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere was once a belief that even if American unipolar hegemony were to disintegrate, the liberal international order built on top of it would persist.\u003cbr\u003e There has also been an optimistic outlook that a non-polar or poly-nodal world will open up, replacing the traditional hegemonic structure with a global system where power is evenly distributed, i.e., no single country monopolizes hegemony.\u003cbr\u003e However, the reality we witness today is closer to the return of a traditional multipolar system steeped in strategic competition and zero-sum competition, rather than a multilateral system based on cooperation.\u003cbr\u003e Representative status quo change forces like China and Russia are increasingly strengthening their aggressive nationalism, and even the United States, the established hegemon, is showing skepticism about the liberal values ​​it has defended. \u003cbr\u003eAs a result, the spread of nationalism, and furthermore, statism, is moving beyond a simple regional phenomenon and becoming a global trend.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The problem is that liberal democracies themselves face a complex crisis: the undermining of the democratic order, the spread of populism, and the rise of authoritarian alternatives.\u003cbr\u003e As the fragmentation of the international order accelerates and the normative cohesion necessary for multilateralism weakens, and even liberal democratic states fall into systemic crisis, multilateralism will inevitably be reduced to an empty formality.\u003cbr\u003e This would mean that the international community has lost the ability to respond to the common crises that humanity will inevitably face in the remainder of the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.237~238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like the liberal international order, liberal democracy has its roots in the liberal tradition derived from the Enlightenment. \u003cbr\u003eHowever, today's liberalism has changed significantly in both form and content compared to classical liberalism.\u003cbr\u003e Its scope has expanded significantly, its structure has become fragmented, and its internal consistency has weakened.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.243~244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e However, the political discourses that are gaining traction in today's liberal democracies are increasingly tending to define ideological differences as a conflict between moral good and evil, rather than as objects of constructive understanding and coordination.\u003cbr\u003e It is a zero-sum game of truth and lies, justice and injustice, and even good and evil.\u003cbr\u003e This approach solidifies political positions into religious doctrines.\u003cbr\u003e As ideology becomes dogmatic, the room for political compromise diminishes, and debate becomes a battleground for excluding opponents from the public sphere.\u003cbr\u003e Political opponents are perceived as enemies to be eliminated, not as objects of discussion and compromise. \u003cbr\u003eIn this way, the values ​​of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence, which are at the core of democracy, are collapsing, and deep and intense conflicts are repeated.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.258~259\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \",\"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Korean edition of \"Clash of Worldviews: Understanding the 21st Century International Order through Ideology\" has been published!\u003cbr\u003e The end of hegemony is foreseen, but the war of worldviews has only just begun!\u003cbr\u003e Two years after \"Understanding the 21st Century International Order: The Future of South Korea in the Age of Hegemonic Transition,\" it's time to focus on the battle between \"worldview\" and \"ideology.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The international order is in turmoil.\u003cbr\u003e Free trade was pushed back by the rising tide of protectionism, and global supply chains began to fragment according to each country's interests.\u003cbr\u003e Armed conflicts are reigniting around the world, and anxiety is growing that humanity is once again entering an 'age of war.' \u003cbr\u003eAs the unipolar hegemony of the United States is showing cracks and the foundations of the existing international order built on it are shaking, China and Russia are openly revealing their ambitions for a new world order.\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, 'liberal democratic nations' are suffering internal rifts in values ​​and communities, and face external skepticism about their legitimacy and superiority.\u003cbr\u003e This shift goes beyond a simple reorganization of power; it is a serious warning that the ideological foundation of liberalism, which has sustained the post-Cold War world, and its very legitimacy, could collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The new book, \"Clash of Worldviews,\" interprets this upheaval not as a simple competition of national power or a clash of interests, but as a clash of \"worldviews and ideologies\" between nations and civilizations.\u003cbr\u003e According to the author, today's chaos cannot be explained by the balance of power or national interest alone. \u003cbr\u003eBeneath the competition of military, economic, and technological power, a more fundamental force called ‘worldview’ is at work.\u003cbr\u003e Today's strategic competition is driven by the clashing ways in which nations and civilizations understand the world and their beliefs about what constitutes a just and legitimate international order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In fact, history has always evolved through competition between worldviews.\u003cbr\u003e This book reinterprets the decisive turning points in world history through the lens of ideology. \u003cbr\u003eStarting from the period when ancient empires perceived the world as a stage for the survival of the fittest, to the liberal order based on the Enlightenment and Kant's theory of perpetual peace, to 19th-century realism and the idea of ​​balance of power, to American exceptionalism and the liberal international order, to the ideological conflict of the Cold War, to the neoliberalism of the post-Cold War era, and to the multipolar worldview put forward by current powers like China and Russia - this book easily and intuitively illuminates the flow of worldviews that have clashed at every critical turning point in human history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe End of Hegemony, the Existential Crisis of Liberal Democracy - Why Is Democracy Collapsing?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e According to this book, today's global crisis stems largely from three axes.\u003cbr\u003e First, the center of order is being shaken as the international power structure is being reorganized due to the weakening of American hegemony. \u003cbr\u003eSecond, the resurgence of protectionism and nationalism is disrupting global supply chains and shifting the world economy from integration to blocs.\u003cbr\u003e Third, with the internal rifts within liberal democracy, the consistency and superiority of universal values ​​such as human rights and democracy are being shaken, and the moral legitimacy of the liberal system itself is being questioned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Clash of Worldviews\" argues that the wars, trade conflicts, and value debates we see in the news every day should be read not as fragmented events, but within the historical context of conflicting worldviews.\u003cbr\u003e Why is free trade no longer a given? Why are even democratic nations beginning to question the values ​​they once championed? Why is liberal leadership no longer persuasive in the international community? This book answers these questions with insights that cross ideology, politics, history, and philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn particular, the author sharply points out the philosophical crisis and the disappearance of politics within liberal democratic countries as much as the external challenges.\u003cbr\u003e As democratic politics degenerates from the art of compromise and accommodation into a \"battlefield of good and evil,\" the core principles of democracy—mutual respect and coexistence—are collapsing.\u003cbr\u003e Ideological conflict is no longer a competition over policy differences, but a moral struggle in which the other side is viewed not as a partner to compromise with, but as an enemy to be eliminated.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, populism and extremism are spreading, authoritarianism is emerging as a viable alternative, and liberal democracy is being pushed into a structural crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author analyzes that the root of this confusion lies in the corruption of liberalism itself. \u003cbr\u003eClassical liberalism, rooted in the Enlightenment, lost its philosophical consistency as it gave way to postmodern progressivism, becoming a collection of contradictory ideologies that simultaneously embraced both extreme libertarianism and radical egalitarianism.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, liberalism is no longer a common normative foundation, but has become a battleground of conflicting values.\u003cbr\u003e The radical left is fueling far-right populism, which in turn is strengthening the radical left, and politics is regressing to the logic of zero-sum war rather than compromise.\u003cbr\u003e The author emphasizes that the root of the current crisis is not so much the self-denial and divisions taking place within liberal democratic nations as it is external challenges from countries like China and Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfound insights from an expert who witnessed the collapse of the international order from the front lines!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author Jeong Ha-neul is an international trade expert who has protected South Korea's national interests at the forefront of WTO disputes. \u003cbr\u003eFascinated by the ideals of the multilateral trade system, he chose international trade law early on. He was selected as the youngest 'Leading Lawyer' by Chambers \u0026amp; Partners, a global lawyer evaluation agency in the UK, and was also the youngest recipient of the Simdang Academic Award, demonstrating his talents from his days at a private law firm.\u003cbr\u003e After being appointed Director of the Trade Dispute Response Division at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in 2018, he successfully led approximately one-quarter of the WTO disputes in which South Korea participated as a party, including the Korea-US steel and washing machine disputes and the Korea-Japan Fukushima fishery product dispute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But by the time he finished his term, the international order was showing fundamental cracks.\u003cbr\u003e The intensifying US-China hegemony competition, the paralysis of the WTO system, and the decline of free trade have raised more fundamental questions that cannot be explained solely through existing international laws and institutions. \u003cbr\u003e\"Why is the world colliding, and where are we headed?\" Having witnessed the existential crisis facing not only the WTO system that underpinned the post-Cold War global economy, but also the liberal international order, its ideological foundation, the author resigned from public office in 2022 and founded the Institute for International Law and Order, where he began to explore the interplay between international law and global governance in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This new work, 『Clash of Worldviews: Understanding the 21st Century International Order through Ideology』, is a sequel to his previous work, 『Understanding the 21st Century International Order in the Context: The Future of the Republic of Korea in the Era of Hegemonic Transition』, published two years later.\u003cbr\u003e If the previous work was an analysis of the origins, development, and future of the hegemonic transition, this book is an intellectual compass that delves into the hidden driving force behind the transition: the ideological force known as \"worldview.\" \u003cbr\u003eBeyond a simple explanation of phenomena, the book is permeated by a critical awareness that prompts us to consider where we should go from here.\u003cbr\u003e This book, first published in English in June 2025, simultaneously achieved the number one spot in new book rankings in four categories on Amazon: world politics, international relations, globalization, and 21st-century history.\u003cbr\u003e For readers contemplating the future of South Korea in a multipolar world, this book will serve as a guide, offering practical insights that go beyond simple analysis.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \"]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - 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