"Another world is possible!" Resistance to the universal acceptance of globalisation - An investigative perspective

Abstract

The sudden and rather unexpected collapse of communism at the end of the 1980s changed the way in which future political affairs would be conducted. Not only did it bring an end to the ideologically motivated Cold War struggle between the West and communism, but it also promoted the spread of democracy across many parts of the world. After the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, President George Bush of the United States euphorically announced that the Cold War era would be replaced with what he termed as the "New World Order". Bush idealistically defined the latter as "a vision of a new partnership of nations that transcends the Cold War. A partnership based on consultation, cooperation, and collective action, especially through international and regional organizations. A partnership united by principle and the rule of law and supported by an equitable sharing of both cost and commitment. A partnership whose goals are to increase democracy, increase prosperity, increase the peace, and reduce arms" (Kissinger 1994:804-5).