The Old that Is Not Quite Dead and the New that Is Not Quite Born. Reflections on the World Order 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Abstract

The dissolution of the bipolar architecture that prevailed in the international system from the end of World War II until the 1990s meant, for many, the possibility of transformation of the domination and control dynamics implemented all over the world by the two hegemonic powers. However, the deterioration of the power structures that for four decades had privileged the interests of the strongest countries and ignored those of the weakest did not entail the expected real change in international relations.

Although the end of the capitalism-socialism confrontation would allow the configuration ofnew geopolitical maps, along with a more inclusive international order, the hope that emerged after the fall of the Berlin Wall has faded over time, since the unjust power relations of that “old order” are still present in the “New World Order”.

Three decades after the collapse of Cold War, the hope of a more human and fair world is still a promise for millions of people in every corner of the world.