Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics : Global and Regional Perspectives

This book explores the effects and consequences of major global power and major regional power status attribution on the foreign policies of states striving for such status and the consequences of status differentiation for the international system and the post-Cold War international order. "This book addresses the importance of the status dimension of major powers, the potential for status competition between them, and the aspirations of regional powers to become major global powers. The authors propose a new method of assessing the extent to which both major global powers and regional powers are attributed status, whether or not such status attribution results in status underachievement or overachievement (status inconsistency), and through a variety of cases, explore the consequences of status inconsistencies for international politics. The foundational chapters are supplemented with chapters focusing on individual cases that demonstrate the status concerns of both major global powers and key regional powers"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Major Power Status in International Politics....Pages 1-26 The United States as Global Leader, Global Power, and Status-Consistent Power?....Pages 27-53 USSR/Russian Federation’s Major Power Status Inconsistencies....Pages 55-75 The Power and Politics of Recognition: Status in China’s Foreign Relations....Pages 77-95 French Power-Seeking and Overachievement....Pages 97-113 Japan as an Underachiever: Major Power Status in Climate Change Politics....Pages 115-132 Identifying Regional Powers and Their Status....Pages 133-157 Brazil: Major Power in the Making?....Pages 159-179 India: A Major Power in the Making....Pages 181-202 Status and the Future of International Politics....Pages 203-224 Back Matter....Pages 225-242