Although the nation-state was hitherto the principal promoter of economic and social activity, there is now an erosion of its ability to influence phenomena whose increasing globalization is being intensified by technological innovations in the fields of transport and telecommunications. The socialist States have finally recognized the implacable logic which ordains that in the information century the most precious capital resides in scientific knowledge and in the broadening of the intellectual horizon and the creative mind. Hence a growing number of States now understand that to safeguard their country's position in the international arena, they must master the new triangular relationship that now exists between economic prosperity, technological development and respect for human rights, which are mutually and cumulatively interactive in a universe of competition with standardized norms. Today international life is no longer governed by cold-war Manichaeism, and we are witnessing an acceleration of history, not because of ideologies but because its own human and unpredictable impetus. In Eastern Europe and in the developing world we are witnessing an irrepressible upsurge of the demand for democracy, which has become the axis for stability of the international community, of national societies. In this historic phase of convergence it is high time that we should recognize the pre-eminence of man at the heart of development and civilization, for there is no more effective investment than one that promotes human dignity with full civic, political, economic, social and cultural rights. IM/14 A/S-18/PV.4 63 (Mr. Benjelloun, Morocco) That being the case, it must be very clearly stated that human rights in the broad sense are not the property of anyone, for no one is a pqragon of virtue in this area. The intensification of human rights in democracy at home depends to a large extent on the democratization of international relations and on the abolition 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the changing role of the nation-state in the context of globalization, technological advancements, and the importance of human rights. It highlights the need for a new triangular relationship between economic prosperity, technological development, and respect for human rights. The text also emphasizes the importance of democracy, human dignity, and the need for international cooperation.

**Category**
Human rights, Education, International trade