Majid Tehranian says that Three megatrends characterize our own era and perhaps the rest of the 21st century -Globalization, Regionalization, and Democratization. He says that globalization and regionalization are proceeding rapidly aided by technical progress and global and national institutions. However, democratization is lagging somewhat behind. In the post 1991[collapse of Soviet Union] world he sees democratization to have become an unmistakable force throughout the world.
