Disadvantages of non alignment
• Problems concerning different social and political systems of member states.
• Territorial conflicts are very common.
• Foreign assistance does not come in steadily due to isolation.
• Failure to stick on one country’s principles.
• Playing off one block against the other is risky.
• Cooperation among developing countries may lead to failure to copy good aspects of development from rich countries.
• Member states are poor to avoid interdependence with big powers.
• Internal problems within nations attract foreign interference.
• Ideological conflicts still exist as a problem.
• The absence of a unified military command to solve the third world military conflicts has forced the poor country to seek the UN assistance e.g. in the Congo crisis of 1960-63 and 2000.
• The end of the cold war politics affected the performance of the NAM. USA remained a unipolar power dictating world policies such as the adoption of multi-party political system, liberalisation and privatisation. Therefore African states in order to attract American aid have only remained with the alternative dancing to her tunes.
• Perhaps the demise of the original architects of the NAM has undermined it's existence and performance. J. Nehru it's flag bearer in Asia died in 1964, Nasser of Egypt in Africa 1970 and Tito of Yugoslavia in Europe 1980.
• Territorial conflicts are very common.
• Foreign assistance does not come in steadily due to isolation.
• Failure to stick on one country’s principles.
• Playing off one block against the other is risky.
• Cooperation among developing countries may lead to failure to copy good aspects of development from rich countries.
• Member states are poor to avoid interdependence with big powers.
• Internal problems within nations attract foreign interference.
• Ideological conflicts still exist as a problem.
• The absence of a unified military command to solve the third world military conflicts has forced the poor country to seek the UN assistance e.g. in the Congo crisis of 1960-63 and 2000.
• The end of the cold war politics affected the performance of the NAM. USA remained a unipolar power dictating world policies such as the adoption of multi-party political system, liberalisation and privatisation. Therefore African states in order to attract American aid have only remained with the alternative dancing to her tunes.
• Perhaps the demise of the original architects of the NAM has undermined it's existence and performance. J. Nehru it's flag bearer in Asia died in 1964, Nasser of Egypt in Africa 1970 and Tito of Yugoslavia in Europe 1980.
National Movements and New States in Africa