Europa International Perspectives
by Jeronimo Delgado-Caicedo
During the first half of the
twentieth century, the international system was largely dominated by
the USA and the colonial powers of western Europe. After the two world
wars, the political and economic dominance of these states guaranteed
them and their allies an almost complete control of world politics.
However, as it is the norm in the international system, power
structures are not immutable. After the end of the Cold War, rapid
changes to the existing international hierarchies took place, as new
countries from the so-called ‘‘developing world’’ began to emerge as
crucial actors capable of questioning and altering the power dynamics
of the world. It is therefore unthinkable to ignore emerging countries
such as Russia, the People’s Republic of China, India, Brazil or South
Africa in the decision-making process in today’s world order.
In
addition, there is a group of smaller, yet increasingly important
countries that, while acknowledging their inability radically to change
the rules of the international system, are still eager to shift power
relations and enhance their influence in the world. Argentina,
Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Mexico, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Vietnam are generally recognised as
part of this grouping of emerging powers from the Global South.
While
there is a consensus amongst academics that emerging powers from the
Global South must have a stabilising role within their own regions,
previous analyses have focused primarily on the impact that emerging
powers have had in their own regions’ conflict resolution initiatives.
This volume, instead, aims to go beyond these analyses and provide new
insights regarding the effect that this stabilising role has on the
continental and global positioning of emerging powers. In other words,
this book explores the relation between a country’s involvement in
conflict resolution initiatives and its positioning in the
international system. The volume will contribute to this approach using
the perspective of academics and practitioners from countries of the
Global South, particularly from states that have strengthened - or
sometimes weakened - their position in the international hierarchy of
power through a leading role in regional conflict resolution
initiatives.
English | 2023 | PDF | 7 MB | 373 Pages
ISBNs: 1032261943, 978-1032261942, 9781032261942, 978-1032261980, 9781032261980, 978-1003287018, 9781003287018, B0B26YP9KW
