to the United States.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.9, No.4, Fall 2001. “‘New Russian’ Humor.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.8, No.3, Summer 2000. “The Writing on the Wall.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.5, No.3, Summer 1997. “Will Russia be Crushed by its History?” World Affairs. Vol.159, No.2, Fall 1996. “Humor as Political Protest.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.4, No.2, Spring 1996. “Country of Eternal ‘Pregnancy.’” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.3, No.2, Spring 1995. “Finita La Comedia?" "If Democracy is to Survive, Yeltsin Must Learn to Compromise." Demokratizatsiya. Vol.2, No.2, Spring 1993 Edited. “From the Archives: Thirteen Documents from the Secret Archives of Iosif Stalin.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.1, No.4, Fall 1992. Edited. “From the Archives: Installing Soviet Power in the Caucasus.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.1, No.3, Summer 1992. “Perestroika Versus the Command-Administrative System.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.1, No.2, Spring 1992. “The Command-Administrative System in Russia: The Historical Legacy.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.1, No.1, Winter 1992. Political stance "Polar-less" world theory In the early 2000s Zlobin proposed the theory of a so-called “polar-less” world, later outlined in The Second New World Order (2009), according to which the modern system of global politics is neither centered on two superpowers as it was during the Cold War, nor around multiple centers of power (a concept known as multipolarity). Instead, the "polar-less" world would have no dominant centers of power as states grew increasingly dependent on each other to address global challenges. The theory subsequently caught the attention of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, at the time Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, who called it a compelling new argument in international relations. Disintegration of state sovereignty Following the 2011 Libyan war, during which the UN Security Council approved a Western military intervention in Libya, Zlobin observed that the traditional concept of state sovereignty that emerged from the 1648 Peace of Westphalia was gradually becoming obsolete. Citing the growing number of military and humanitarian interventions carried out in foreign countries, Zlobin posited the end of Westphalian sovereignty, characterized by the principle of non-intervention, that had until then governed the international system. He has also promoted the creation of new principles of global security, replacing those with a regional approach with a new system of international institutions. Zlobin has stated on numerous occasions that the process of the Soviet Union's collapse has not yet reached its conclusion and will continue to take place as new international borders are formed within the post-Soviet states. He has also said there is a danger that Russia may break apart into several