UN General Assembly
1967

62. This satellization is almost a physical phenomenon, and one, unhappily, difficult to resist. Nevertheless, we have carefully evolved a policy of non-alignment, not only because we believe it to be in our interest to keep out of blocs and empires, but also because any reduction of areas of friction serves the interests of peace. The truth is that, try as we may, we shall never be as lucky as some countries, which were liberated in the nineteenth century and which have been able to build up buffer zones over a number of decades. There is no Monroe Doctrine for Africa or Asia. The troubles of the outside world have their repercussions on us, as our troubles have on the outside world. The Congo problem was a thorn in the side of the United Nations for a longtime. The Middle East crisis and the Viet-Nam war are the focus of world concern today.