Editing Clash of Civilizations (section)

===Intermediate Region===
Huntington's geopolitical model, especially the structures for North Africa and Eurasia, is largely derived from the "[[Intermediate Region]]" geopolitical model first formulated by [[Dimitri Kitsikis]] and published in 1978.<ref>Dimitri Kitsikis, ''A Comparative History of Greece and Turkey in the 20th century''. In Greek, ''Συγκριτική Ἱστορία Ἑλλάδος καί Τουρκίας στόν 20ό αἰῶνα'', Athens, Hestia, 1978. Supplemented 2nd edition: Hestia, 1990. 3rd edition: Hestia, 1998, 357 pp.. In Turkish, ''Yırmı Asırda Karşılaştırmalı Türk-Yunan Tarihi'', İstanbul, Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Dergisi, II-8, 1980.</ref> The Intermediate Region, which spans the [[Adriatic Sea]] and the [[Indus River]], is neither Western nor Eastern (at least, with respect to the Far East) but is considered distinct. Concerning this region, Huntington departs from Kitsikis contending that a civilizational fault line exists between the two dominant yet differing religions ([[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]] and [[Sunni Islam]]), hence a dynamic of external conflict. However, Kitsikis establishes an integrated civilization comprising these two peoples along with those belonging to the less dominant religions of [[Shia Islam]], [[Alevism]], and [[Judaism]]. They have a set of mutual cultural, social, economic and political views and norms which radically differ from those in the West and the Far East. In the Intermediate Region, therefore, one cannot speak of a civilizational clash or external conflict, but rather an internal conflict, not for cultural domination, but for political succession. This has been successfully demonstrated by documenting the rise of Christianity from the [[Hellenized]] [[Roman Empire]], the rise of the [[Caliphate|Islamic caliphates]] from the [[Byzantine Empire|Christianized Roman Empire]] and the rise of [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule from the Islamic caliphates and the Christianized Roman Empire.
 	
[[File:World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2007.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Mohammad Khatami]], [[Iranian Reformists|reformist]] president of [[Iran]] (in office 1997–2005), introduced the theory of ''Dialogue Among Civilizations'' as a response to Huntington's theory.]]