The establishment of the United Nations in 1945 generated great expectations and aspirations among the peoples of the world, not only because it created a mechanism for global collective security in the maintenance of international peace and security, but also because it created an instrument to pro…
In 1988, when the First International Conference of New or Restored Democracies was held in Manila, international relations, despite the changes that had taken place, still reflected the confrontational character of the cold-war period. In world politics there existed a dynamic making it impossible …
