New World Order: from Bipolarity to Multipolarity

New World Order: from Bipolarity to Multipolarity


Simonia N.A.,

Dr. Sci. (Hist.), full member of RAS, Professor, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), MFA of Russia, simonia@imemo.ru


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Torkunov A.V.,

Dr. Sci. (Pol. Sci.), full member of RAS, Rector, Moscow State University of International Relations, MFA of Russia, tork@mgimo.ru


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DOI: 10.17976/jpps/2015.03.03

For citation:

Simonia N.A., Torkunov A.V. New World Order: from Bipolarity to Multipolarity. – Polis. Political Studies. 2015. No. 3. https://doi.org/10.17976/jpps/2015.03.03



Abstract

Studied in the article are international political processes taking place since the end of World War II. It is shown that the modern world is in a state of transition to a multipolar world order – a process based on the foundation components left from the era of bipolarity. Analyzed is the phenomenon of “superpower leadership” and its transformation at the turn of 1980‑1990s, descent, sometimes painful, of superpowers to the ranks of “ordinary” great powers, search for grounds for building relations between them on an equal footing. Marked are the symptoms of the shift of the global centre of power and influence in the 21st century from the USA to China. Evaluated is development of Russian-American relations, as well as claims of the European Union on the role of another large and influential centre in the future multipolar world.

Keywords
Russia; USA; EU; China; Middle East; Asia-Pacific Region; foreign policy; world order; crises.


Content No. 3, 2015

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