Title: The Lost American - Post-Cold War | FRONTLINE | PBS
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Content: Prior to Operation Provide Comfort, few legislators would have called for military intervention in a humanitarian crisis but the fact that OPC proved successful and was accomplished without the loss of one coalition soldier demonstrated that joint military and civilian operations could be forged to give relief agencies a chance to accomplish their humanitarian work safely. The end of the Cold War came about as a result of the economic collapse and implosion of the Soviet Union. The break-up of the Soviet Empire has several secondary consequences. First is the realignment of vast geographic areas. The eastern European states of the former Warsaw Pact have essentially jumped from East to West, their economies moving ever closer to those of the European Community. In the south, the newly independent Asian republics have yet to find their way. They are actively being courted by Turkey, acting as a surrogate for the West; Iran, hoping to extend its influence and power northward; India and Pakistan, which are looking for new markets; and, of course, Russia, which wants to maintain favorable trade relations with its former satellites.