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Dr. Steve points out that the core of this intra-coalition conflict reflects a fundamental shift in the political landscape: the collapse of the ideological political order that defined Cold War conservatism. Historically, the conservative movement aimed to promote principles rooted in individual liberty, free markets, and anti-communism, which extended beyond borders to define a global ideological struggle.

However, with the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, scholars like Samuel Huntington argued that the era of ideological conflict waned, giving way to an epoch of civilizational identity—where populations rally around culture, religion, nationhood, and tradition rather than strict beliefs or principles.