At last, America and some of its closest allies decided to strike against the heavily armed rogues who, since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, have disrupted international shipping in the Red Sea. The enemy forces in Yemen are not acting on their own, but are in league with other—and far more powerful—enemies of the West. In these years, we are witnessing political polarization both nationally and internationally. As the totalitarian (super)powers grow in strength, the tyrants of the smaller countries are clearly encouraged to imitate the barbaric style and join the war against civilization; the rogues of the world become bolder and bolder.

The world of today has famously been compared to a village. Modern means of communication negate the immediate effect of geographic distance, creating an illusion of proximity. Wherever people settle down to live, they qualify as citizens of the same “global village.” The analogy (due to Canadian philosopher Herbert Marshall McLuhan), which originally avoided ideological bias, might nowadays seem designed to convey a sense of community. Accidentally, it harmonized with Western optimism, including democratic activism, in the 1990s. In the meantime, further moral connotations have been added to the original prophecies of media theory.

The so-called “globalization,” as driven by technological development, has made virtual neighbors of people around the globe, supposedly laying the foundation for a relationship that goes well beyond the exchange of information. Social justice activism, anti-capitalism, and postcolonial revanchism as a consequence of “virtual proximity,” predictably based on allegations of Western culpability, however, represent the arbitrary dictates of an ideological (socialist), belligerent approach.

Vital to communication and collaboration, including customization, on a global scale, the information technology has boosted international trade and travel. By the same token, it might have been expected to promote the cultural integration of humanity and counter isolationism, serving the long-term interests of civilization. So far,........

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