As democracies emerged in Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, these issues assumed increasing importance. Although wars, conflicts, and atrocities continued, the global powers tried, and occasionally managed – albeit chaotically and usually late – to stop the killing.
多年来，世界似乎不断地在向承认更多人权和争议需求的方向进步。随着20世纪八九十年代民主在拉美和中东欧的兴起，这些问题变得日益重要。尽管战争、冲突和暴行依然存在，但世界各大国总是试图——有时也能成功，尽管局势混乱并且往往姗姗来迟——阻止杀戮。