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From Bipolar to Multipolar World: The Evolution of Global Power Dynamics Since World War II

From Bipolar to Multipolar World  Rationale In the context of the global and political history since the Second World War, this article investigates the idea of human agency and the finiteness of human planning. It starts with a basic assumption that the Creator of this giant universe, has given human beings the freedom of choice and consciousness of the difference between right and wrong, but at the same time, the Creator has His final plans.  Readers are then taken through the post World War II period giving an account of bipolarity headed by the USA and the Soviet Union. This bipolarity led to the formation of the cold war which persisted until 1991 when the Soviet Union disintegrated and paved way for a unipolar world order dominated by the United States. The article then analyses how the USA has tried to sustain its dominance and influence through the establishment of NATO and how Muslim leaders have also tried and failed to form a counter alliance. However, it emphasi...

The Enigma of Human Nature: A History of Self-Inflicted Chaos and Complexity

The Enigma of Human Nature: A History of Self-Inflicted Chaos and Complexity Introduction   Human is such a complex and mysterious creature that no one can understand his nature  enigma . Human's enigmatic intentions, planning, ideas, purposes, motives, and objectives are so surprising that no one can imagine that what he or she will do the next. If we look back and go through the past history of human, we find that human himself has been destroying and creating unlimited problems, misery, hatred, chaos, oppression, killing, destruction of nature, inappropriate distribution of resources, discrimination, double standards, deception, humiliation, as well as guilt. Background   If you compare human nature with that of other species found on the planet earth particularly wild animals, you will find a huge difference. Animals of the same species like elephants, zebras, wild beasts, deer, and giraffe mostly live together, eat together, share their food and shelter. They even...