More than twenty years after the end of the Cold War and yet no clear, universal answer to the question of which side did win it can be given. Was it the collapse of the Soviet Union that proved the United States triumphant or was it the total count of tactical victories in due course (for instance in the Space race) which have to be considered? And why the issue still remains so urgent on the global agenda? Actually, it is not the debatable victory of either party in question that is of utmost importance but rather what is implies for the global community. Adhering to the liberal beliefs, neither side won the Cold War, hence, neither is to claim the lead, and the ultimate say in all global issues that it implies, in a unipolar world. Rather, all nations are to discuss the arising problems on equal basis and the UN presents as the best possible platform to do so. Therefore, the thesis argued is that if the US is to adhere to the liberal point of view on their participation in the UN, they are inevitably to submit their national interests to the greater good of multipolar international cooperation, hence, allowing other nations, Russia included, to take an equal stake in global governance. …show more content…
Repeatedly the United States had to step in and take the lead to spread freedom, prosperity and tolerance and considered that the only possible solution. Therefore, succumbing to an organisation as weak in influence on the international arena as the United Nations should be out of question. What the conservatives advocate is that US should take immediate action on their own, that also includes not placing US troops under UN control. For other nations, including Russia, that would mean no equal stake in global governance, which is inconsistent with their