| ID | 148591 |
| Title Proper | Does America need an enemy? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tierney, Dominic |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) |
IN THE first century BC, the Roman historian Sallust wrote that the republic had descended into internal strife because of the destruction of its enemy, Carthage, in the Third Punic War. Fear of the enemy, or metus hostilis, produced domestic cohesion. Without an adversary, Romans turned their knives inward: “when the minds of the people were relieved of that dread [of Carthage], wantonness and arrogance naturally arose.” |
| `In' analytical Note | National Interest ,No.146; Nov-Dec 2016: p.53-60 |
| Journal Source | National Interest 2016-11 |
| Key Words | America ; Enemy ; American History |