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THE GLOBAL SETTING IS SUBTLE AND COMPLICATED. THE UNEVENNESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES, OUTLOOKS, AND CAPABILITIES MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO GENERALIZE ABOUT CONDITIONS ON THE PLANET. YET SOME PATTERNS SEEM TO BE TAKING SHAPE THAT PERMIT A FIRMER GRASP ON REALITY: THE OLD FRAMEWORKS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING CANNOT OVERCOME SEVERAL UNDERLYING CHALLENGES CONFRONTING HUMAN SOCIETY; NEW FRAMEWORKS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING ARE BEGINNING TO BE DISCERNIBLE ON THE HORIZONS OF POLITICAL ACTION. THE ESSENCE OF THE NEW IS A SERIES OF LOCAL, SPECIFIC, PARTICULARISTIC RESPONSES TO THE IMPINGEMENT OF DESTRUCTIVE FORCES ON HUMAN SOCIETY. THESE RESPONSES ARE UNDERTAKEN IN LIGHT OF THIS BASIC TENDENCY TO FORGET (MOSTLY) ABOUT GAINING CONTROL OVER THE STATE AND TO RENOUNCE VIOLENCE. SUCH RESPONSES CAN BE CLUSTERED INTO PATTERNS, YET AT SOME LOSS OF SPECIFICITY. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES SOME INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE CHARACTER AND CONTENT OF THE NEW, NOTICING THAT WHAT WE CALL THE NEW, OFTEN HAS DEEP ROOTS IN THE PAST, AND HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME AS A REACTION TO EARLIER EXPERIENCE, AND IS CERTAINLY NEVER NOVEL.