Asian financial crisis begins with the Thai baht’s collapse

The election ended the apartheid system of racial disenfranchisement and enabled the majority to choose a national government. The victory followed mass resistance, international campaigns and...

Mandela’s inauguration marked the formal transfer to a democratic government. South Africa’s new leadership joined NAM with a history shaped by the movement’s sustained diplomatic support for...

The summit sought to redefine NAM after the Cold War and addressed Palestine, development, debt and reform of international institutions. Leaders argued that the disappearance of one bloc had not...

The final document called for a more focused movement and stronger coordination. It retained the claims of sovereignty and economic justice while adapting NAM’s methods to a changing global order.

The Constitutional Assembly adopted a constitution based on equality, universal suffrage and rights after apartheid. This was a major institutional outcome of the liberation struggle, although the...

The climate treaty set targets for industrialized countries, recognizing their greater historical responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions. This principle of differentiated responsibility echoed...

India’s tests challenged NAM’s historic emphasis on disarmament and the movement’s criticism of an unequal nuclear order. The episode demonstrates the tension between collective principles and a...

Pakistan’s tests followed India’s and intensified regional rivalry. The episode showed how states that had criticized a discriminatory nuclear regime could also seek nuclear deterrence, sharpening...

The summit, held from 29 August to 3 September, was chaired by Nelson Mandela’s South Africa. Delegates called for renewed NAM relevance and discussed poverty, development, peace and the legacy of...

The UN session opened days after the 12th NAM summit in Durban. Developing states carried debates over debt, sanctions, Palestine and reform of global institutions into the Assembly, where formal...