Non-alignment

Japanese: 非同盟 - ひどうめい（英語表記）non‐alignment

A general term for the ideology, diplomatic principles, and summit conferences aimed at easing tensions by not joining either the Eastern or Western military blocs, and correcting the disparity between North and South by breaking away from colonialism and dependency on great powers. Non-alignment primarily refers to the ideas of the movement's founders, such as Nehru and Tito. They not only maintained neutrality, but also actively lobbied for mediation and ceasefires with parties in conflict, and for nuclear disarmament negotiations with the United States and the Soviet Union (active neutrality). With the end of the Cold War and the break-up of Yugoslavia, the reason for the existence of non-alignment diminished.

(Yoshikazu Sakamoto, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo / Kenichi Nakamura, Professor, Hokkaido University / 2007)

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Japanese:

東西軍事ブロックへの非加盟によって緊張を和らげ、植民地主義や大国依存からの脱却により南北格差の是正を目指す思想、外交原則、そのための首脳会議などの総称。非同盟主義とは、主にネールやチトーなど、運動創始者の思想を指す。彼らは、中立維持だけでなく、紛争当事者へは調停や停戦を、米ソには核軍縮交渉を積極的に働きかけた(積極中立)。冷戦終結とユーゴ解体によって、非同盟の存在理由は減った。

(坂本義和東京大学名誉教授／中村研一北海道大学教授／ 2007年)

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