The Yalta Conference was unique. The week...
between East and West, with a vast Third World outside.Many think that the final breakup of the Yalta system came with the dissolution of the inviolable European borders, that is, the collapse of the U.S.S.R. As we see, things were far more complex. The Yalta system was disintegrating during the entire time of its existence. Even more amazing were the stability and longevity of the world order created by the two competing camps during the Cold War. Just as surprisingly, East and West came to terms again and again, though with huge difficulties, and the United Nations became highly reliable, with its agencies working to supplement the East-West dialogue. In fact, the system has still not entirely disappeared - some of its aspects, at least. The powers have changed greatly, and so have their strength in each other"s respect - but certain principles of the world order still survive from that time, however much the entire structure has changed. It is up to a group of strong
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