{"id":591,"date":"2025-02-21T10:26:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/internationalhistory20c\/?post_type=content&p=591"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:26:50","slug":"chapter-12-neutralism-development-and-the-rise-of-the-third-world-1945-2024","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/staging.routledgelearning.com\/internationalhistory20c\/students\/chapter-12-neutralism-development-and-the-rise-of-the-third-world-1945-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 12: Neutralism, development and the rise of the Third World, 1945\u20132024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chapter 12: Neutralism, development and the rise of the Third World, 1945\u20132024<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Not all states opted to participate in the Cold War. In Europe a few small Western-oriented countries played only a minimal role in the diplomatic, military, economic and political evolution of the conflict. Outside of Europe many of the newly independent states that emerged from the process of decolonization believed that anti-imperialism and their own right to economic development were more significant issues. Accordingly, they held a number of international conferences and established a variety of institutions to advance their own distinct Third World agenda. Among the most significant was the Non-Aligned Movement. In the 1970s this grouping pushed for the establishment of a New International Economic Order, but in the face of Western resistance, deteriorating economic conditions and dissension within the Third World this goal was not achieved. Since then the Global South has focused on defending its interests in regard to climate change, which threatens not just its economic growth but also its environmental security, but in addition a new grouping has appeared in the shape of BRICS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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