Dominique Moisi's thesis that "the world today faces not only a clash of civilizations but a clash of emotions as well[; the] West displays -- and is divided by -- a culture of fear, while the Arab and Muslim worlds are trapped in a culture of humiliation and much of Asia displays a culture of hope" is astute in some ways. Although I would say that "culture of fear" mainly describes Blue-State America; Bush is definitely a hope guy. (Republicans campaigned on "fear" themes in 2006, including nativist fears, hence their well-deserved but probably temporary loss of power.)

But this is a goofy claim:

Instead of being united by their fears, the twin pillars of the West, the United States and Europe, are more often divided by them -- or rather, divided by how best to confront or transcend them. The culture of humiliation, in contrast, helps unite the Muslim world around its most radical forces and has led to a culture of hatred.

Whatever their differences, Americans and Europeans aren't even thinking about killing each other. Meanwhile, in the Islamic world, al-Qaeda would like to kill basically all the rulers of the Arab states; Shiites and Sunnis are killing each other; and Arab- and Iranian-Muslim liberals live in fear of both their authoritarian rulers and Islamist vigilantes. Islam is more divided than the West.