ABSTRACT
The collapse of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War have forced a long-overdue reevaluation of American security policy. An important alternative is collective security. In fact, a diluted form of collective security has long been an important aspect of American foreign policy. Two different models have been offered for expanding the U.N'.s collective security responsibilities. The first is the organization's traditional peacekeeping activities. The second is the U.N'.s formal major wars: Korea and Iraq. Attempting to achieve collective security through regional alliances has quite different practical ramifications than using the U.N. But both methods assume it is in America's interest to work to eliminate international disorder and instability, both preventing aggression and squelching civil conflicts. The dramatic international changes of recent years have truly yielded a "new world order", one providing America with a unique opportunity to reassess its global role.
