POL 140 Lecture Notes - Gulf War, Mikhail Gorbachev
12 Dec 2013
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When the cold war ended, there was widespread optimism that there would now be increased and sustained international cooperation. It was hoped that there would be improved commitment to strengthening the role of international security, stability and development. However, the first gulf war and the collapse of the soviet union were destabilizing for international relations. 1991 era, which has been characterized by increased cooperation and significant instability. Informed by globalization, five key developments provided the context for post-cold. 1) globalization- significantly responsible for the collapse of the soviet union, as it served to end the ussr"s self-imposed isolation from the western. 2) the two decades since the cold war have seen the emergence of 23 new countries created, as well as a growing number of failed" states. 3)from the mid 1970s, democratisation spread, and ended numerous dictatorships and other forms of non- democratic rule. 4) there was the spread of capitalism, an integral part of the wider process of globalisation.
