http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/09/the-barbarians-within-our-gates-111116.html#.VCkUgJSSwkw (eg majoritarian vs equality)
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21606284-civilisation-used-lead-world-ruinsand-only-locals-can-rebuild-it (education vs open markets?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_Palace_of_the_Arabs secular vs religion