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The Impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union

I need as much information to write a short paper consisting of at least 600 words. Detail the collapse of the Soviet Union and of the international political system. Describe the dilemmas faced by international political relations scholars at that time as a result of these collapses. How did this impact foreign policy at that time, and what has been the impact on current U.S. foreign policy? Are there similarities between the Cold War and the current "War on Terror"? If so, what are they?

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I need as much information to write a short paper consisting of at least 600 words. Detail the collapse of the Soviet Union and of the international political system. Describe the dilemmas faced by international political relations scholars at that time as a result of these collapses. How did this impact foreign policy at that time, and what has been the impact on current U.S. foreign policy? Are there similarities between the Cold War and the current "War on Terror"? If so, what are they?

In reference to the collapse of the Soviet Union, this had a major impact on the global political system as a large portion of the world was under Communism, and when the Soviet Union collapsed, virtually every previous country that was under the Soviet Bloc except for two or three, left Communism and turned toward Capitalism. This changed the political landscape globally as free trade, economic prosperity, and alliances with the West were ...

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