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With the demise of the communist regime in the Soviet Union, the world has been experiencing immense changes both in communist nations and in democratic countries. The communist bloc disintegrated in Eastern Europe and the communist leaders lost their positions. Democratic new governments were elected in these former communist countries and this process of democratization continues, even in the former Soviet Union. The symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, was also demolished and the two Germanies were united. Reflecting the change in the world, the United States has already authorized a major or partial cut in its forces from the former bases of the Cold War.
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Jung-Ik, K. (1996). The Changing Security Environment. In: The Future of the US-Republic of Korea Military Relationship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13910-1_4
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