THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER AN ANALYSIS OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IN THE POST COLD WAR ERA
THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER AN ANALYSIS OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IN THE POST COLD WAR ERA
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2000-08
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PATIENCE, EDEM,
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ABSTRACT
Some recent event in the international scene such as the end of cold war, the
disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Reunification of the east and west Germany,
have had far reaching effects on the relations among Nations.
The balance of power over global and regional issues were no longer the
exclusive preserve of two powers. There have arisen certain developments in
International relations, which can be perceived as an emerging world order.
In the past, security was as a rule identified with the East-West Military
balance. The role of arms control stemming from this perception was to remove the
asymmetry potential between the blocs and negotiate reductions in the level of armed
forces and armaments and, at the same time, build mutual confidence based on
openness, transparency, and predictability. The political philosophy facilitated
agreements between the super-powers on the strategic nuclear forces and multilateral
agreements on reductions of international armed forces in Europe, since East-West
relations were of a decisive character in international politics. It was assumed that the
issues of local conflicts and tensions would be practically settled within the respective
blocks.
The situation has changed radically after the cold war. First, security policy is
no longer perceived anywhere as synonymous with arms control and disarmament.
Secondly, in hierarchy of security policy tasks, the matter of warding off intra-state
conflicts has come to the fore. Thirdly, the break up of USSR and the bipolar system
has given a new dimension to the problem of the proliferation of weapons destruction.
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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL
SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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