Non Aligned Movement Essay

By the end of World War II, everyone was tired: tired of chaos, murder, and destruction. “Europe was in shambles, whole cities destroyed, and even the victorious Allied nations were economically crippled”. But, Europe was not the only region that suffered from the pain of war; almost all the so-called “third world” countries were either directly involved in war or their resources were plundered for war. After all of these sufferings and sacrifices, suddenly, the world was on the verge of another war, much fearful and much more destructive. This was the point where the third world countries demanded an end for their sufferings. They could not stand another era of murder and plunder. Asia and Africa has been the playground of European countries for a long time. The third world countries were never safe; in the time of both prosperity and hardship, Europeans had their reasons to attack to the third world countries. The non-aligned movement was created in order to end all of these “unheeded trespassing” of Europeans; the goal of this movement …show more content…
According to Anwar el Sadat, many third world countries were like “the diseased organs” within the body of Asia and Africa as a result of centuries of colonization. By working together, the third world countries hoped to “solve the problem of their very existence and survival, and to resume the struggle for the recovery of their liberty and freedom”. The goal was clear: creating a super power that could help the numerous former and current colonized countries to recover from the effects of dominance of western countries. The Non-Aligned Movement sought to create a political power strong enough to not only end the colonization and grant peace, justice, and independence to its members, but also have definite responsibilities towards the whole of mankind as an entire, indivisible