![A building with posters of former Asian and African leaders before the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in West Java, Indonesia, April 23, 2015 (AP photo by Achmad Ibrahim).](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/l_thirdworldism-bandung-01292020-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
Not so long ago, nations of what was once called the Third World commonly looked to each other as prospective allies and partners, even extending their diplomatic ties across the oceans in order to advance their shared interests and protect themselves amid the dangers and complexities of the Cold War. The most famous moment of this period was undoubtedly the Bandung Conference in Indonesia in 1955, which brought together 29 Asian and African states with a combined population of 1.5 billion people and led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement. The momentum of Bandung was seriously blunted by the […]