For a brief time after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States again stood unchallenged. However, in a clear demonstration of the consequences of a failure to use all elements of the reconstructive philosophy - political, economic, and military - the United States interfered economically in the former Soviet union while neglecting other aspects of Russian development. The result was the growth of Russian antagonism as Russia degenerated into a political free for all and large parts of its military apparatus were sold off to dangerous rogue entities. The result was the empowerment of hostile forces throughout the Muslim world and the eventual re-emergence of Russia as sometime champion of these anti-American elements. At the very least, Russia offers an alternative to America - a fact that is dangerous for American ambitions. Today's disputes can now be solved only through multilateral agreements, or rather, through the application of a multilateral consensus, that is extremely difficult to achieve. For it is only through multilateral arrangements such as the Quartet, that sufficient power can be projected, and political, and economic, and military pressure applied. The new situation demands working agreement as to the real nature of ultimate goals, in particular as regards the most desired state of the international system. Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Resolution demand attention to political, economic, and military factors that can all be addressed with outside help if those outside forces possess sufficient power and influence to shape the course of events. Works Cited

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