Clash of the civilisations was a theory created by Samuel Huntington about civilisations which people belong to. He argues that these civilisations are linked with religion, and therefore the religious identities are becoming increasingly more central to the modern world. He identifies the following civilisations in the world Western, Confucian (china), Japanese, Islamic, Hindu, Slavic-orthodox, Latin American and African. Huntington argues that conflict occurs only when these civilisations come into conflict with other civilisations with opposing ideology.