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Prior to the attacks and unlike the Cold War period, Washington could not offer a clear definition of the American strategy, diplomacy, alliance and coalition, foreign policy, interests, and national objectives as these concepts had lost their meaning subsequent to the disintegration of the former Soviet Union and end of the bipolar world.
Since the US actions and behavior in the post-9/11 terrorist attacks increased the relevancy of the role of the government and such concepts as national and international strategies, they can be probably considered as a reaction to the process of globalization.
The Collapse of the Bipolar World Order, End of the Cold War, and Globalization • Seyed Abdo/ali Ghavam is Chair of Department for Political Science and International Relations, Shahid Beheshti University and with the editorial board of the Iranian Journal ofInternational Affairs.
Globalization and the September 11 Events 445 The collapse of the bipolar world and the end of the Cold War brought about a situation in which with the shift in ideological and geopolitical borders demanded the redefinition of concepts such as justice, human rights, war, and peace.
The post-Cold War policy and the demise of the bipolar world coupled with the increasing pace of globalization overshadowed the ability of the US government to define allies, enemies, containment, balance of power, and the like.
All in all, despite the fact that the September 11 events marked a major turning point in the post-Cold War world and provide the basis for the emergence of a New World Order, globalization unfolds at a very fast pace and cannot be contained within the limited confines of nation states.