Open Access2007 Munich Conference and Contours of the New World Order
Author(s) -
Karlo Kopaliani,
Zurab Kvetenadze
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
šromebi - sak'art'velos tek'nikuri universiteti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1512-0996
DOI - 10.36073/1512-0996-2021-2-114-126
Subject(s) - successor cardinal , democracy , political science , state (computer science) , politics , power (physics) , order (exchange) , law , economic history , international relations , political economy , sociology , history , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , finance , algorithm , quantum mechanics , computer science , economics
The International Security Conference held in Munich in February 2007 laid the foundation for the formation of the new world order. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, everyone thought that Russia would choose the way for pro-Western democratic development. In the first stage, it seemed that the Russian Federation was making a choice in favor of the free world. However, the weakness of both the state and style of oligarchic governance showed that the conclusion was premature. Although civil society was developing in Russia and after some time it could achieve concrete successes, the Russian political leadership under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin was unable to solve the acute problems facing the state. The strengthening of the Russian state is linked to the coming to power of Yeltsin's successor, Vladimir Putin. As a result of effective counterterrorism operations, the authority of Russian president has increased significantly. Putin aimed to change pro-Western orientations to Eurasian. We think, it was a natural occurrence for Russia, but it would inevitably lead to a confrontation with the West. The 2007 Munich International Security Conference is a clear example, where the Russian president strongly criticized the existence of a unipolar world and initiated foundation of a new phase of confrontation with the Euro-Atlantic space.