Prof./ Dr.Wadir Safi
Senior Legal Advisor
Internatinal Development Law Organization

Faculty of Law and Political Sciences,
Kabul University

Emerging new phenomena of Conflicts in the World

Conflict phenomena have been existed throughout the life of mankind in all historical periods. These conflicts were social, political, economic and religious or even racial which have taken various forms in different periods. In other words, conflict phenomena have developed with the development of societies.

As the division of world into 2 blocks, creation of NATO and WARSAW military organizations, establishment of United Nations Organization （UNO）were the main events of the world after the second world war; other most important phenomena was the wars for liberation and creation of new states which was marked by anti Colonialism and called” The Third World”.

The Cold War period ends by the defeat of Soviet Union after it’s invasion on Afghanistan. This was not only the dismemberment of that state and creation of fifteen independent states, but the World Socialist System was abolished and every Eastern European state changed its position. So, we are witnessing now the monopolarity of the present world. Globalization and Democratization and increasing armed conflicts for establishing democratic regimes are matters to be studied very deeply. International Terrorism and it’s forms, especially it’s connection to Islam and religion, in the 21st century is another conflict phenomenon of our present world to be tackled.

Continuation of the old conflict in the Middle East, Palestine and Israel, Kashmir between India and Pakistan and still unsolved border dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Durand Line are big conflict sources that can create more problems if not solved peacefully.

Increasing the number of states having or trying to have Nuclear Weapons is another source of conflicts that can confront big powers with each other and causes increasing concerns for them to think that terrorist organizations must not have them.
The main emerging conflict which can be the center of all conflicts is widening the gap between the poor and rich countries. Poverty is a dangerous source of insecurity and injustice in our world.

Conflicts in Afghanistan can be studied since 1973 and following Coups up to now and present terrorist and Al Qaeda activities in this region and it’s effects in region and world peace.

All the above mentioned conflicts and their sources can and must be thought about by the advanced states of the world and find solutions through UNO with reviewing and giving new and more tasks to this global organization.