February 25, 2022 6:30 am

A Civilizational Challenge

Russia and China are two civilizations that feel they were humiliated and trampled by the West and need to regain their rightful place in the sun.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in 2018.

Jason Lee/Reuters

Aclash of civilizations is upon us.

Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine doesn’t just herald a new era in European security, it underlines a growing threat to the American-led international order by two revanchist powers, Russia and China.