World undergoes profound changes eighty years after end of World War II

(MENAFN) Eighty years after the end of World War II, the world has undergone profound changes. What once seemed like a clear and permanent political order has shifted dramatically, and the significance of 20th-century events has evolved. The outcome of the war, particularly the defeat of Nazism, laid the groundwork for the post-war global order. It was a time when nations, despite their ideological differences, came together to confront a common enemy. This temporary unity between the Allies – driven more by necessity than goodwill – shaped the political framework that followed.

The post-war system endured through the Cold War and beyond, with the shared moral narrative of fighting against evil providing strength. The victory over Nazism became a unifying story, giving moral legitimacy to the order that followed. Yet, in the 21st century, this narrative is beginning to unravel. As the shared understanding of the war weakens, so too does the stability of the world order it helped create.

A significant factor in this change is the evolving perspective within Europe. Eastern European nations, long burdened by the dual trauma of Nazi and Soviet oppression, have begun to reinterpret the war through a revisionist lens. They increasingly position the Soviet Union alongside Nazi Germany as a perpetrator of wartime atrocities. This redefinition challenges the established narrative that focused on the Holocaust and Europe's own role in enabling it, further destabilizing the consensus that supported the post-war order.

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