The current international system is affected by
the Second World War,
the Cold War and the end of the Cold War. These are three major events shaping the international conjuncture today. Relations between countries take on a different shape when they are situated in the Cold War period or during the end of the Cold War. The countries in Europe have clearly shown us that they have been affected by the international conjuncture. The
Reunification of Germany is certainly a result of the end of the Cold War. It could not have been achieved had the
USSR not disintegrated. As of today, it can be said that a new international conjuncture was created as a result of the
9/11 attacks on the United States thereby leading to the invasion of
Afghanistan and
Iraq. == References ==