Title: Beyond the Post-Cold War World
Headings: Beyond the Post-Cold War World
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Content: The collapse of the European imperial system, the emergence of new states, and a struggle between the Soviets and the United States for domination and influence set the conditions for the Cold War. Three things defined the post-Cold War world. The first was U.S. power. The second was the rise of China as the center of global industrial growth based on low wages. The third was the re-emergence of Europe as a massive, integrated economic power. Meanwhile, Russia, the main remnant of the Soviet Union, reeled while Japan shifted to a dramatically different economic mode. The post-Cold War world had two phases. The first lasted from Dec. 31, 1991, until Sept. 11, 2001. The second lasted from 9/11 until now. The initial phase of the post-Cold War world was built on two assumptions.