Post–Cold War era

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The post–Cold War era is a period of history that started with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which began in 1988 and marked the end of the Cold War by 1991, thereby leaving the United States as the world's sole superpower. At the same time, Europe experienced the collapse of communism and led to the establishment of the European Union (EU) in 1993. Relative to the Cold War, the period was initially characterized by stabilization and disarmament, but outbreaks in the 2020s saw many conflicts similar or greater in scope to the Cold War. Both Russia and the United States significantly reduced their nuclear weapons stockpiles, and most Eastern Bloc countries became democratic and were integrated into the global economy. In the first two decades of the post–Cold War era, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) underwent three enlargements and France re-integrated into the NATO command, while Russia founded the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) to replace the Warsaw...

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