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{{See also|Charter of the United Nations}}

{{See also|Charter of the United Nations}}

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With the demise of the [[Soviet Union]], [[Francis Fukuyama]] declared the "end of history."  The "unipolar moment" had arrived, with the [[United States]] being the "only [[Superpower]]". The United States spoke of a "rules based order", which it empowered itself to enforce while freely violating those same "rules" that it imposed upon others, in order to benefit itself.  With the U.S. dollar as a "global reserve currency" and the [[SWIFT]] network monitoring and carrying out international banking transactions, and a free-wheeling Congress willing to print and issue more dollars in circulation globally through [[deficit spending]] and debt financing, the United States was able to persuade, coerce, and blackmail nations with promises of aid and loans, or the threat to withhold funding.

With the demise of the [[Soviet Union]], [[Francis Fukuyama]] declared the "end of history."  The "unipolar moment" had arrived, with the [[United States]] being the "only [[Superpower]]". The United States spoke of a "rules based order", which it empowered itself to enforce while freely violating those same "rules" that it imposed upon others, in order to benefit itself.  With the U.S. dollar as a "global [[reserve currency]]" and the [[SWIFT]] network monitoring and carrying out international banking transactions, and a free-wheeling Congress willing to print and issue more dollars in circulation globally through [[deficit spending]] and debt financing, the United States was able to persuade, coerce, and blackmail nations with promises of aid and loans, or the threat to withhold funding.

After a series of actions that began with the [[Kosovo war]] in 1998 and dismemberment of [[Serbia]], the 2003 [[Iraq war|invasion of Iraq]], and the 2014 overthrow of the legitimate democratically elected government of [[Ukraine]] - all in violation of [[United Nations]] resolutions<ref>"No State shall organize, assist, foment, finance, incite or tolerate subversive, terrorist or armed activities directed towards the violent overthrow of the regime of another State, or interfere in civil strife in another State," [http://un-documents.net/a25r2625.htm 2625 (XXV). Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations].</ref> - many [[nation state]]s, members of the [[UN General Assembly]] (often referred to as "the developing world" and "global South") became fed up with the hypocrisy and [[double standard]]s.  

After a series of actions that began with the [[Kosovo war]] in 1998 and dismemberment of [[Serbia]], the 2003 [[Iraq war|invasion of Iraq]], and the 2014 overthrow of the legitimate democratically elected government of [[Ukraine]] - all in violation of [[United Nations]] resolutions<ref>"No State shall organize, assist, foment, finance, incite or tolerate subversive, terrorist or armed activities directed towards the violent overthrow of the regime of another State, or interfere in civil strife in another State," [http://un-documents.net/a25r2625.htm 2625 (XXV). Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations].</ref> - many [[nation state]]s, members of the [[UN General Assembly]] (often referred to as "the developing world" and "global South") became fed up with the hypocrisy and [[double standard]]s.