Title: The Lost American - Post-Cold War | FRONTLINE | PBS
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Content: the reordering of Western power resulting from the end of the Cold War; 2. the resurgence of Islamic power; 3. the reemergence of ethno-nationalism; and
4. the shift towards market-based democracies. Each of these presents new opportunities, as well as posing new constraints on international relief and development agencies. The End of the Cold War
By far, the end of the Cold War is the dominate event of the decade and, indeed, the later half of the twentieth century. From a geo-political stand point, the most significant factor to emerge is the preeminence of the West collectively as the dominant world power.