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The Protracted Conflict

In completing his model of “The Five Worlds of Detente” [NR, May 13], Norman Hannah finds he must add a third dimension to the plane that was sufficient for representing the four “worlds” based in the Eastern Hemisphere. “The roles of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are essentially different, and a three-dimensional framework is necessary in order to fit them together.” The Western Hemisphere is the home turf of the United States. The U.S. can influence the Eastern Hemisphere; following World War II, it can even be said that “in a sense, America surrounded the [Europe-Asia-Africa] World Island.” However, the U.S. exercises its influence from its primary base, the Fifth, Western World.

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The Protracted Conflict

In completing his model of “The Five Worlds of Detente” [NR, May 13], Norman Hannah finds he must add a third dimension to the plane that was sufficient for representing the four “worlds” based in the Eastern Hemisphere. “The roles of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are essentially different, and a three-dimensional framework is necessary in order to fit them together.” The Western Hemisphere is the home turf of the United States. The U.S. can influence the Eastern Hemisphere; following World War II, it can even be said that “in a sense, America surrounded the [Europe-Asia-Africa] World Island.” However, the U.S. exercises its influence from its primary base, the Fifth, Western World.