My approach to this subject has been to write about an instance of collective trauma shared by four civilizations (Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Islamic) that is the source of much division in our world today. This collective trauma is that of encountering Western imperialism. Thomas Hubl mentions it but doesn't give it detailed attention. The failure to heal it, together with Western unwillingness to either recognize it or break the pattern, has led to its continuation and reinforcement.

Examples of reactions to the trauma of Western imperialism are prewar Japan, Maoist China, Modi's India, and radical Islam. In the more economically developed civilizations, there has been a second round as well: Japanese economic and cultural nationalism during the 1980s and 21st-century China's anti-Western outlook.

The West has not significantly changed its treatment of other civilizations since imperialist times which solidifies the dysfunctional relationship pattern. This failure is itself the result of structural patterns that cause trauma within Western societies which also go unrecognized.

I have a Ph. D in communication studies but the field of intercultural communication has been too narrowly conceived to accommodate such a wide-ranging treatment that includes history, social psychology, political economy, and cultural anthropology. So I only started writing about it after retiring.