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New world order (politics)

Logo of the coalition of the Gulf War and flags of the participating nations, the Gulf War was the first major event of the New World Order eraLocationGlobalIncludingGlobal multilateral cooperation (representing a drastic pivot away from the regional constraints of the Monroe Doctrine; while the 1823 doctrine limited U.S. intervention to safeguarding its own hemisphere, the New World Order framework positioned American influence globally to enforce international law via multinational coalitions)LeadersMikhail GorbachevMargaret ThatcherJohn MajorBoris YeltsinPresidentsGeorge H. W. BushBill ClintonKey eventsFall of the Berlin Wall (1989)Malta Conference (1989)Gulf War (1990–1991)Dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991)Expansion of NATO and global trade agreements (e.g., NAFTA)The term "new world order" refers to a new period of history evidencing dramatic change in world political thought and the balance of power in international relations.

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