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The post –Cold War era is a period of history that follows the end of the Cold War, which represents history after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. This period saw many former Soviet republics become sovereign nations, as well as the introduction of market economies in eastern Europe.
1 sty 2005 · The United States emerged from the Cold War as the world's only superpower and grew faster than Europe and Japan in the decade that followed. American bases and naval forces encircle the globe. Russia and China remain only regional powers and have ceased to offer ideological challenges to the West.
The chief sources of order in the post-Cold War era are: the solidification of state borders through agreement and tradition; the institutionalization of norms of sovereignty and anti-imperialism; and great power/superpower leadership buttressed by legitimacy.
Mikhail’s Gorbachev’s vision of a more cooperative and peaceful world order gradually receded from view during the post-Cold War period. In its place, U.S. leaders advanced the idea of an American-led world order.
1 kwi 2019 · The liberal international order, erected after the Cold War, was crumbling by 2019. It was flawed from the start and thus destined to fail. The spread of liberal democracy around the globe—essential for building that order—faced strong resistance because of nationalism, which emphasizes self-determination.
14 sie 2022 · But as the Soviet Union faced mounting pressure from within—pressure that would culminate in formal dissolution in 1991—the Cold War was winding down. Over the next few years, Foreign Affairs contributors grappled with an urgent question: what would follow the Cold War order?
The Cold War was a global event with significant political, social and economic ramifications. The post-Cold War world continues to be shaped and defined by the events, relationships and global tensions of 1945-1991.
