Question

Elaborate the Unipolar world order. 

Answer 1

1. In 1990, Iraq went in for a war against Kuwait and established control over its territory. There was a global reaction against it and the matter was discussed in the United Nations.
2. The Soviet Union which was facing internal problems disintegrated in 1991.
3. There wasn’t much ideological opposition against the United States and eventually the meaning of the term ‘New World Order’ which implied American dominance and leadership in matters of security was accepted at the global level. This was the first expression of the unipolar world order.
4. The United States emerged as a dominant country. American dominance had political and economic dimensions. Politically, the American model of liberal-democratic governance was readily accepted and adopted by several post-communist states of Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
5. One of the other aspects about American domination was the use of American ‘soft power’. Soft power is when you influence the other countries without the use of military force. The influence is spread through economic, social, cultural and other similar means.