Originally Posted by Masbee

I don't agree with this.

There may have been some superficial stability, and an easy way to understand the world - for some. Underneath the relationships between the superpowers and the other countries was much turmoil, blood, sweat, money and many tears. Proxy battles, massive spy activity, massive arms build-ups, dictator prop-ups.

If fact, the constant INstability led to numerous confrontations and HOT wars, Korean War, Berlin Crisis, Cuban Missle Crisis, Vietnam War, Afganistan, Africa, etc.,etc.

The world has been more stable (if MAYBE a bit more confusing) since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which thankfully coincided with the integration of China into the world economy as opposed to other, less plesant alternatives.