HST 101 Lecture Notes - Mass Production, Summary Execution, Mtv
Document Summary
In asia, indonesia and china have moved towards more open political processes. In addition to internal factors, the changed politics of the post-cold war era and the demands of global economic forces have played important roles in contributing to the growth (or decline) of democracy in individual countries. Global politics: since the end of the cold war, the united nations has sought to reestablish its role as the world"s peacekeeper and defender of human rights. While united nations peacekeeping missions have had some success, it is often difficult for the member nations to agree on a given course of action. It has been particularly difficult for the international community to agree on how and when to intervene in civil conflicts and when to stop human rights abuses. This fact was illustrated in the slow response of the united states and the european nations to civil war and ethnic cleansing in the former yugoslavia and in rwanda.
