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The collapse of the Soviet System and the end of the Cold War have produced a new global political order and a different system of international relations. In the current global order, not only do old challenges persist but new ones have also emerged. These challenges include international terrorism, ethnic cleansing, climate change, human trafficking, transnational crime, HIV/AIDS, inequality between the developed and developing nations, and social and economic inequalities within nation-states.
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Kumssa, A., Williams, J.H. (2011). Introduction: Conflict and Human Security in Northern Kenya. In: Kumssa, A., Williams, J.H., Jones, J.F. (eds) Conflict and Human Security in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230119260_1
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