ABSTRACT
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, former U.S. President George Bush, Sr., introduced the idea of a “New World Order” and envisioned “kinder and gentler” times. This vision, as we all know, has by no means materialized. Massive human tragedies deliberately caused by “others,” people also usually known as “enemies,” occurred during and after his presidency, resulting in, among other disasters, tens of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers. Little more than a decade later, the former president’s son, George Bush, Jr. — and of course all of us — are more than ever aware of a “new” kind of international aggression, worldwide terrorism, and a “new” kind of ruthless response to it. The fact is that, when we do not deny it, we realize that the human psychology of individuals or large groups has not changed; what is changing with great speed is the mastery of technological challenges, which, among other things, has created more and more destructive weapons.
