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Cold War

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Of power legitimacy , liberalism and the Cold war

Cold War 's occurrence goes beyond creating a historic landmark . More than anything else , the Cold War reshaped , redefined and modified the whole course of the global political arena . It changed the prevailing structures that govern international relationships . Aside from the utilization of military tactics and strategies , the Cold War is a concrete manifestation of ideological warfare . In as much as it has rendered undaunted political transformations , the Cold War also played an important role in

remodeling major economic policies and legislations

But then again , if one has to take a closer look , aside from the seemingly inevitable changes that the Cold War brought forth , the said event clearly portrays the United States ' quest for power legitimacy (Slattery 80 . Based from a critical perspective , to say that Cold War is an attempt of exporting liberal agendas is an understatement . More than anything else , the promotion of liberal principles and ideologies is a concrete manifestation of how power legitimacy is achieved via high degrees of influence and to a certain extent - even manipulation . The concept of power legitimacy plays a significant role in this particular discussion . Once and for all , the spread of a liberal world view would not come into place if US ' authority was not recognized and acknowledged . But of course , the presence of hostile environments that affected countries confront , proved to be beneficial in the exportation of liberal perspectives . On a closer examination , the Cold War...

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