Conflict and Peace in the Emerging "New World Order"
Last updated: October 7, 2008
Published by Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Swords and Ploughshares series
Vol. VIII / No. 1 / Fall 1993
Summary
The revolution of 1989-1991 that began by sweeping away the communist governments of Eastern Europe and ended with the demise of the Soviet Union left behind widespread feelings of euphoria and optimism. This mood dissipated quickly as the emerging "new world order" proved to be anything but peaceful. Intrastate and ethnic conflict erupted on a scale that overstrained the United Nations and found traditional security alliances inadequate. Political leaders, scholars, and experts struggle to comprehend the void left by the end of the superpower confrontation and to find a new framework for deciding how, when, and where to respond to interstate and intrastate conflict. This issue of Swords and Ploughshares examines some of the dilemmas confronting the world today.Contents
Introduction 
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Thinking about Coping with Conflict [PDF]
The Puzzle Pieces of Germany [PDF]
The Prospects for Peace in Northern Ireland [PDF]
Book Review—Peacekeeping: Challenges for the Future [PDF]