Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, conflict escalated into a full-scale war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The Internal Troops were formed from the former Soviet Internal Troops after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The economy declined dramatically during the 1990s with the collapse of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance ( COMECON ) system and the loss of the Soviet market, to which the country had been closely tied.

The economy declined dramatically during the 1990s with the collapse of the Comecon system and the loss of the Soviet market, to which the country had been closely tied.

Some believe that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, cultures of smallpox have become available in other countries.

Starting from the mid-1980s and the collapse of Soviet Union, Cuba experienced a crisis referred to as the " Special Period ".

The economy grew intermittently under Castro until the collapse of the Soviet Union, which provided Cuba with $ 4 billion to $ 6 billion in subsidies annually.

Cuba's once-ambitious foreign policy has been down sized as a result of economic hardship after the collapse of the Soviet bloc.

It had not succeeded in converting the British public to unilateralism and even after the collapse of the Soviet Union British nuclear weapons still have majority support.

Also, the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 added motive force to Gorbachev's glasnost and perestroika reforms, which eventually spiraled out of control and caused the Soviet system to collapse.

A major factor in the Soviet Union's collapse was when Gorbachev realized that the Soviet Union as it was could not compete economically with the United States.

Why didn't the Soviet Union collapse in 1980 then?

* Predictions of Soviet collapse

Economic malaise in the 1980s, along with resentment of Soviet oppression, contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the associated end of the Cold War, and the democratization and liberalization of the former Eastern bloc countries.

The collapse of the Soviet Union led to the restoration of Republic of Estonia's independence.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Finland freed itself from the last restrictions imposed on it by the Paris peace treaties of 1947.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the writings of Hayek were also a major influence on many of the leaders of the " velvet " revolution in Central Europe during the collapse of the old Soviet Empire.

His books were translated and published by the underground and black market editions, read widely, and undoubtedly influenced the climate of opinion that ultimately brought about the collapse of the Soviet Union .</ p >

They were totally loyal to Stalin, and realized their regime would collapse if it lost the backing of the Soviet army — as indeed happened in 1989.

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 to 1991 leaves the United States as the world's single superpower and triggers the fall of the Iron Curtain, the reunification of Germany and an accelerated process of a European integration that is ongoing.

* 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union and begins reforms which inadvertently lead to the collapse of Communism and USSR.

The ostensible reason was a report by XI Corps commander Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard that Doubleday's corps broke first, causing the entire Union line to collapse, but Meade also had a long history of disdain for Doubleday's combat effectiveness, dating back to South Mountain.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia embarked on a series of reforms intending to deliver better health care by compulsory medical insurance with privately owned providers in addition to the state run institutions.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Eastern Bloc countries suffered a significant loss in both markets for goods, and subsidizing from the Soviet Union.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, political movements based on the liberal ideology of free expression and democratic rule have led the opposition in other parts of the world such as Latin America, Eastern Europe and many parts of Asia ; however " the simple fact is that political Islam currently reigns as the most powerful ideological force across the Muslim world today ".

The collapse of the Soviet Union itself in 1991, was seen by many Islamists, including Bin Laden, as the defeat of a superpower at the hands of Islam, the $ 6 billion in aid given by the US to the mujahideen having nothing to do with the victory.

As bin Laden opined: " he US has no mentionable role " in " the collapse of the Soviet Union ... rather the credit goes to God and the mujahidin " of Afghanistan.

After the collapse of the short-lived Third Reich, and the failure of its attempt to create a great land empire in Eurasia, Germany was split between Western and Soviet spheres of influence until Perestroika and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States did not diminish its global ability to project force, remaining " the sole superpower " and what has been called a " unipolar " situation of domination by it globally came into force.

The state of instability is reached when a slight increase of the column load causes uncontrollably growing lateral deflections leading to complete collapse.

Arnaz's marriage with Ball began to collapse under the strain of his growing problems with alcohol and womanizing.

Following the closure of the Maarmorilik lead and zinc mine in 1990 and the collapse of the cod fisheries amid colder ocean currents, Greenland faced foreign trade deficits and a shrinking economy, but it has been growing since 1993.

Main reasons for the collapse include severe economic problems and growing emigration towards the West.

A deep national economic depression following the Panic of 1873 led to major Democratic gains in the North, the collapse of many railroad schemes in the South, and a growing sense of frustration in the North.

His challenges were severe in the face of global financial issues such as the explosive increase in the price of oil, collapse of the postwar trading system, slowing economic growth, soaring inflation, and growing deficits.

Reasons for the collapse of the phenomenon include the collapse of criminal prosecution against alleged abusers, a growing number of scholars, officials and reporters questioning the reality of the accusations, and a variety of successful lawsuits against mental health professionals.

Amidst Bolivia's nationwide economic collapse and growing national unrest over the state of the economy, the Bolivian government withdrew the water contract.

Although in the end political circumstances led to the collapse of the SED regime, the GDR's growing hard currency debts were a cause of domestic instability.

Given this pressure, the collapse of Taligent, and the growing problems with the existing operating system, after System 7. 5 was released in autumn 1994, Apple management decided that the decade-old operating system had run its course.

In 2009 the United States Congress tried to rescue the economy with a $ 700 billion bailout for the financial industry, however there was a growing consensus that the deepening collapse of the housing market was at the heart of the country ’ s acute economic downturn.

By September 2004, concerns amongst fans had grown about the future of the club thanks to the collapse of the King's Dock project, the sale of Wayne Rooney, growing amount of debt, low league position and a highly publicised ' media battle ' between directors in the local press.

Growing economic troubles due to the slow collapse of gold mining in the Sierras and other gold discoveries in Australia, as well as failures to solve growing state financial debt led to popular discontent with infrastructure and fiscal management within his administration, one that was generally perceived by the public for its fiscal extravagances.

Following the collapse of the dome and whaleback, a new feature, termed the " slab ", began growing.

If that model collapses, the city will collapse with it .” Thus Krier argues not merely against the contemporary modernist city ( he in fact argues that places like Los Angeles, U. S., are not cities ), but against a tendency in urban growth, evident in the growing scale in urban blocks in European cities throughout the 19th century, which was a result of the concentration of economic, political and cultural power.

A recession in the mid-19th century caused the Cleveland Centre mixed commercial and residential plan to collapse, and the land was purchased by industrialists connected to the canal and growing railroad lines.

Their growing fortunes were linked through marriage and company mergers, and after the collapse of the fur trade in the 1850s they turned their interest to railways and shipping, bringing forth another surge of wealth their way.

After a few years, the omnipotence of the Polish Parliament led to the collapse of the Sejm and contributed to the supremacy of the government (...) The days of May became the starting point of the growing strength and power of the government, while weakening the legislature (...) The state teeters between two abnormal and harmful statuses.

By the end of September he was again near collapse, but Emma arranged three weeks away to rest, which worked well though he was still " growing old and weak ".

The lower crust begins to flow and collapse under the growing mountain mass, forming rifts near the crest of the mountain range.

They argue that such a moral economy is essential if we are to avoid systemic collapse as our growth economy outstrips the Earth's limited ability to recycle our waste, and as the Earth's inventory of critical raw materials and minerals is used up, in the face of growing population and growing affluence within those populations.

A growing trend towards heavier-duty chassis that had been found more reliable for the high mileage and fast speeds of the motorway, caused the market for light coach chassis from Bedford and Ford to collapse in 1981.