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The West has cause to rejoice as this century draws to a close. The fundamental ideological and geopolitical cleavages of past decades are no more. Democracy and capitalism have triumphed over Fascism and Communism, and this era’s three revanchist powers — Germany, Japan, and Russia — are quiescent. Regional disputes that festered for years, such as those in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, are moving toward resolution. And the world economy is growing more liberal and vibrant as old markets expand and new ones come on line.
This chapter was originally published in Foreign Affairs, 75, no. 3 (May–June 1996), 92–104.
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Clyde V. Prestowitz, Jr., Lawrence Chimerine, and Andrew Szamoss-zegi, ‘The Case for a Transatlantic Free Trade Zone’, in Bruce Stokes (ed.), Open for Business: Creating a Transatlantic Marketplace (New York: Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1996), p. 22.
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Kupchan, C.A. (1996). Reviving the West. In: Clemens, C. (eds) NATO and the Quest for Post-Cold War Security. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26000-3_8
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