In 1991, the club published The First Global Revolution.[11] It analyses the problems of humanity, calling these collectively or in essence the "problematique".It notes that, historically, social or political unity has commonly been motivated by enemies in common:[citation needed]

The need for enemies seems to be a common historical factor.Some states have striven to overcome domestic failure and internal contradictions by blaming external enemies.The ploy of finding a scapegoat is as old as mankind itself—when things become too difficult at home, divert attention to adventure abroad.Bring the divided nation together to face an outside enemy, either a real one, or else one invented for the purpose.With the disappearance of the traditional enemy, the temptation is to use religious or ethnic minorities as scapegoats, especially those whose differences from the majority are disturbing.[12]: 70

...Every state has been so used to classifying its neighbours as friend or foe, that the sudden absence of traditional adversaries has left governments and public opinion with a great void to fill.