Diplomacy & Politics Glossary

Nonviolent movements in the early 2000s in post-Soviet states aiming to bring democratic change through mass protests.

The process of adding new member states, primarily former Warsaw Pact countries, to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after the Cold War.

The period after the Cold War when the United States emerged as the sole global superpower with unmatched influence.

A 1994 armed rebellion by indigenous groups in Mexico demanding rights and autonomy, highlighting post-Cold War indigenous movements.