This clash of civilizations between Islam and the West is likely to continue, argues Huntington, mostly because Islam is prone to violence and bloodshed. Huntington points out that, almost everywhere you look, Muslims are entrenched in violent conflict with other peoples, from the Orthodox Serbs in the Balkans to Jews in Israel to Buddhists in Burma. Put simply, “Islam has bloody borders.”

QUESTION: Huntington's claim is heavily contested; worth examining empirical evidence and critiques of the 'bloody borders' thesis.

Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Intro…, loc. 224