Diogenis Rossidis
(Former Intern at RIEAS, Undergraduate Student of International Relations at the University of Piraeus, Greece)
Copyright: @ 2026 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 14 June 2026
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
The postwar international system and the global economic empire of the United States was built on the liberalization of trade relations. Upon this principle the European edifice was erected, under American guidance, later expanding after the fall of the Soviet Union to include countries of the former Eastern Bloc. The triumph of liberalism in the Manichean conflict of the Cold War gave rise to the conviction that the spread of economic interconnection and the removal of trade barriers would bring about the "End of History.".... Read more