The Disintegration of the Soviet Union and its Implications for Developing Countries: Ideological Realignments, Economic Reorientation, and the Evolution of South–South Cooperation Introduction The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked a pivotal moment in international relations, ending the bipolar order that had shaped the global system since the end of World War II. … Continue reading What have been the political, economic, and strategic consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union for developing countries, particularly with regard to shifts in global ideological alignments, patterns of aid and trade, and the reconfiguration of South–South cooperation in the post-Cold War international order?