In Middle Eastern societies, women have increasingly been at the center of a conflict between the forces of modernization and the values of traditional Islamic culture. Bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings, are tactics most often used by imperialists. Economic development in Latin American nations has been hindered most by a scarcity of goods produced for trade and a lack of natural resources. The United Nations does not have sufficient funds to act. The disputing nations are usually not members of the United Nations.
National sovereignty stands in the way of international cooperation.
The United Nations charter does not provide a means to settle disputes. During the 1990s, Chechens, Sikhs, and Tibetans have all protested their lack of membership in the European Union. Although many Southeast Asian nations have become independent, they have not been totally free of Western influence. One indication of this influence is that the governments of theses nations have joined the European Union. depended heavily on foreign capital for economic development. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela both won Nobel Peace Prizes for their opposition to the practice of apartheid in South Africa.