These were terms for nation states or empires in decline. They usually were being gradually eaten out, often divided up, by their more aggressive neighbors.
China, or Austria Hungary. The Ottoman Empire, sick man of the Middle East and South East Europe.
Now, we have what I call sick civilizations. Islam has been in retreat for centuries...Ottoman Empire, Persia, etc.
Now, the Arab Spring....
Huntington talked about torn countries, those straddling contending civilizations...
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