In the broader context of the 1990s, which of the following most likely limited the popular appeal of protests against the “global economic system” such as the ones called for in the passage? Global military tensions resulting from the expansion of NATO

Global military tensions resulting from the expansion of NATO
A

Rising concerns over environmental problems such as air pollution and ozone layer depletion

Rising concerns over environmental problems such as air pollution and ozone layer depletion
B

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the resulting absence of alternatives to the Western-dominated political and economic order

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the resulting absence of alternatives to the Western-dominated political and economic order
C

The continuing reoccurrence of famines, civil wars, and other humanitarian crises in Third World countries, despite international efforts to address these crises