Russia fell at the end of World War I and became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).Book review: World Order, by Henry Kissinger.

The overwhelming power of Russia in Europe led to the Congress of Vienna in 1814-1815, an attempt to curb their domination. During the Renaissance, while other countries were embracing individualism and freedom, Russia embraced religious faith and unification. For this reason, Russia distrusts the ideas associated with the Westphalian concept of world order. Russia has a difficult history filled with conflict and famine. However, there have been many obstacles to world order that need to be overcome, such as the individual concerns of the Russian government, the religious struggle in the Middle East, and the difficulties of the internal balance of power in Asia. A world order based on the Westphalian balance of power would help. There are multiple crises that impact all corners of the earth, such as global warming and terrorism. This was the first example of the Westphalian concept of world order. The treaty opened doors for diplomacy while honoring the cultural and religious values of the people.

As it ended in 1648, leaders gathered and constructed the Peace of Westphalia, a treaty that reassigned territories and, in the spirit of the Roman republic, gave the right to the various delegates to rule over their own lands and people. In 1618, a collection of wars began, known as the Thirty Years’ War, and spread throughout Central Europe. Not until the rise of the Roman empire did the world see a government that was fragmented, with city-states ruled individually under the larger umbrella of the emperor. (Introduction, ePUB)įrom the earliest societies, order was most quickly and efficiently maintained by a central leadership. In his book, World Order, renowned diplomat and political scientist, Henry Kissinger, defines it as an inexorably expanding cooperative order of states observing common rules and norms, embracing liberal economic systems, forswearing territorial conquest, respecting national sovereignty, and adopting participatory and democratic systems of governance. World order is traditionally defined as a system controlling events in the world.

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