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That depends on how you define peace. Many non-Western nations are not at all at peace with the idea of their cultures being displaced and destroyed through the cultural imperialism of the US. And our dominant economic role and continued push for globalization is widely seen as the largest factor in that.

Many people in the West don't make that connection because our consumption of media is very insular. But it's been bubbling under the surface for awhile and now it's starting to boil over.



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