flouted frequently. The flourishing of science had led us to hope that the feeling of racial superiority which was at the root of colonialism and wars between nations would disap- pear for ever. Unfortunately, some of our failures indicate the survival of that feeling. The refusal to accept others as they are and the aggressive determination to impose on them our own economic, social, cultural and political values have created and continue to give rise here and there to hotbeds of tension and bloody confrontation. 263. That refusal, that negative determination, is seen every day in Africa, Asia, Latin America and elsewhere. Every day it is seen in the Janus-like polarization of the world which we all have encouraged, in one way or another, consciously or unconsciously, by our implicit acknowledgement that the world is divided into the super- Powers and the others, and, worse, by allowing those super-Powers to impose on us their own Manichean vision of the world. 264. Although believers and infidels alike think of the end of the world in terms of a divine curse, that refusal and that negative determination are surprising, frightening and shocking because of the boundless solitude into which they plunge those who do not possess the power to destroy our planet. The situation faced by mankind today brings us sharply into brutal contact with these new gods who, with a single gesture, sane or not, are able to put an end to life on earth. Because those gods have made the repository of international peace and security into a place of privilege from which they dictate their will to the world through their vetos, the Organization has been made incapable of eliminating once and for all every kind of threat to peace. 65. The Charter, for which Burkina Faso has the greatest 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the concept of racial superiority, colonialism, wars between nations, and the refusal to accept others as they are, which are all related to international relations and politics. It also mentions the Organization, which is likely a reference to the United Nations. The text does not focus on specific economic or environmental issues, but rather on the broader themes of global politics and international relations.

**Category**
International relations, Culture