"The logic of the Cold War and ideological challenge is not conducive to the circulation of ideas and dialogue in which different civilizations [and] cultures influence one another. On the contrary, it ends up resulting in a rigidity that is certainly not conducive to the affirmation of human rights and democratic principles," said former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema at the third International Forum on Democracy: The Shared Human Values held in Beijing on March 20.