The Future of World Order:

What would the 'Future World Order' be like? One can only speculate. To begin with the impact of the remarkable events of last two and a half years, one would be tempted to say that they have changed the global political landscape, irreversibly. We are living in an age which is fundamentally different from all past eras. Hence, the contemporary international system is in a state of fundamental transformation. With it 'transformational' ideas are proliferating. Among them are the following: (1) The high degree of interdependence between states, especially in the economic field, has created a new situation in which force has declining utility. (2) The possibilities of non-violent change are greater now than in previous eras of world history. (3) The Yalta system in Europe has been decisively replaced by a new and better order. (4) With the end of ideological confrontation between East and West, the end of history is nigh. (5) There is now the actuality, or the strong possibility, of a new world order, based on international law, the UN Charter and Security Council and also on American power and influence'.1