International Politics and State Strength / / Alison Bailin, Thomas J. Volgy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Volgy, Thomas J.,; Bailin, Alison,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (173 p.)

Although it has been more than a decade since the Cold War global structure collapsed, neither scholars nor policymakers have clearly identified its replacement. What is the new world order, ask Thomas Volgy and Alison Bailin; and in the midst of declining state strength, who sustains it? They find their answers in the system collectively constructed by the major powers. The authors consider both the nature of state strength and the changing capabilities of the states most likely to construct global architecture. Demonstrating that the traditional structures of global order—hegemony, bipolarity, and multipolarity—are inconsistent with existing and projected patterns of state strength, they present a provocative alternative model that reflects the "creeping incrementalism" of multilateral institutions and the "institutionalized group hegemony" of the G7 states. In their final chapter, they explore the weaknesses of the present architectural arrangements and discuss alternative scenarios.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Practicing Agnosticism Around Passionate Believers -- 2 Who Cares? The Salience and Contours of Global Architecture -- 3 The Three Faces of State Strength -- 4 Assessing State Strength Among the Major Powers -- 5 “Creeping Incrementalism” and “Group Hegemony”: State Strength and the New World Order -- 6 Gazing Through the Crystal Ball: The Stability of Today’s Architecture -- 7 What If: Another Round of Architectural Enhancements for a New World Order? -- References -- Index -- About the Book