Globalization, Multipolarity and Great Power Competition (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)

In his new book, Hanna Samir Kassab examines changes and trends in international politics and the competition between great powers for control of the international system. He argues that the increase in geopolitical, economic, nationalist, and resource competition between three great powers, the United States, China, and Russia, points to the changing structure of the international system. This competition is a systemic one, focusing more on the rules and norms that defined the system since the end of the Cold War. This American-led unipolar order is translating into a multipolar one. Kassab begins by tracing the decline of the United States after the Iraq War (2003) and the Great Recession (2008) as well as the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia. He describes major foreign policy changes from George H.W. Bush to Donald J. Trump and how the various administrations approached the international system. Russia and China will increase their international influence as the United States pulls back from the international system. Written using simple jargon, __Globalization, Multipolarity and Great Power Competition__ is equally accessible to academics and casual readers and laypeople interested in international politics. Cover Endorsement Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1 Introduction Research Hypothesis Theoretical Framework: Structural Realism and Change Review of Major Concepts: Globalization and Multipolarity Globalization Literature Multipolarity Summary: The Contradiction of Competitive International Politics and Globalization Chapter Outline Conclusions Works Cited 2 Evolution of the International System Since the End of the Cold War Introduction Entering Unipolarity: The United States as the World’s Sole Superpower The Rise of China Russia After the Soviet Union Status Quo Reactions to the Rise of Revisionist Powers: Trump’s Foreign Policy Conclusions Note Works Cited 3 Rise of Geopolitical Competition Understanding Geopolitics and Competing Great Power Grand Strategies in an Evolving International System Buffer States and Power Vacuums: The Importance of Reducing Fragility Conclusions Works Cited 4 Weak and Fragile States in Multipolarity Introduction Weak States Defined The Structure of the International System: Transactions Between Grand Strategies The Washington Consensus, The Belt and Road, The BUILD Act: Developing Dependencies and Controlling the International System China’s Economic Grand Strategy: Replacing the United States as Hegemon Conclusions: The International System Reconceptualized Note Works Cited 5 Resource Security and the Changing International System Multipolarity and Resource Security Militarizing Supply Chains for Strategic Ends Conclusions Works Cited 6 Nationalism and Globalization in Multipolarity: Unraveling of the Global Order Introduction Understandings Nationalism and Its Resilience in the Face of Globalization Globalization as a Product of National Power: A Comparative History Understanding Nationalism and Prestige in Today’s Multipolar System The Continuing Relevance of Nationalism and Great Power Exceptionalism Conclusions: A Nationalism/Globalization Dialectic? Works Cited 7 Conclusions: The Multipolar Future Accepting Multipolarity and an Offensive Realist World Option 1: Exploring the Possibility of War: Power Vacuums and International Instability Option 2: Exploring the Possibility of Decoupling From China: A New Cold War? Option 3: Economic Cooperation and Political Governance: Keeping Globalization Alive Three Options: Summation Final Words Notes Works Cited Index "Kassab argues that the increase in geopolitical, economic, nationalist, and resource competition between three great powers, the United States, China, and Russia, points to the changing structure of the international system. This competition is a systemic one, focusing more on the rules and norms that defined the system since the end of the Cold War. This American-led unipolar order is translating into a multipolar one. Kassab begins by tracing the decline of the United States after the Iraq War (2003) and the Great Recession (2008) as well as the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia. He describes major foreign policy changes from George H.W. Bush to Donald J. Trump and how the various administrations approached the international system. This explains that while the United States pulls-back from the international system, China and Russia are seeking to increase their influence. Written using simple jargon and defines terms whenever necessary, Globalization, Multipolarity and Great Power Competition is equally accessible to academics and casual readers and lay-people interested in international politics"-- Provided by publisher