What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order
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What Future for Small States After Unipolarity? Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order. / Pedi, Revecca; Wivel, Anders.
Polarity in International Relations: Past, Present, Future. ed. / Nina Græger; Bertel Heurlin; Ole Wæver; Anders Wivel. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. p. 127-147 (Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - What Future for Small States After Unipolarity?
T2 - Strategic Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-American World Order
AU - Pedi, Revecca
AU - Wivel, Anders
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - After three decades of US unipolarity, the international system may be on the brink of transformation. Although the combined capabilities of the United States remain stronger than those of any other state in the international system and the United States remains unrivalled in defence spending and research and development, the American superpower no longer has the same ability to set agendas and impose preferences as in the immediate post-Cold War era. This chapter provides an overview of existing knowledge of links between different types of polarity and the challenges and opportunities of small states. We use this overview of existing knowledge as starting point for a comparative discussion of small state strategy under continued (weakened) unipolarity, bipolarity, multipolarity and non-polarity. We argue that in a world dominated by US- and China-led bounded orders, small states must choose their battles wisely, prioritize their resources and build networks with like-minded small states.
AB - After three decades of US unipolarity, the international system may be on the brink of transformation. Although the combined capabilities of the United States remain stronger than those of any other state in the international system and the United States remains unrivalled in defence spending and research and development, the American superpower no longer has the same ability to set agendas and impose preferences as in the immediate post-Cold War era. This chapter provides an overview of existing knowledge of links between different types of polarity and the challenges and opportunities of small states. We use this overview of existing knowledge as starting point for a comparative discussion of small state strategy under continued (weakened) unipolarity, bipolarity, multipolarity and non-polarity. We argue that in a world dominated by US- and China-led bounded orders, small states must choose their battles wisely, prioritize their resources and build networks with like-minded small states.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - small states
KW - polarity
KW - International Relations Theory
KW - Unipolarity
KW - bipolarity
KW - multipolarity
KW - International security
KW - International order
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-05505-8
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-05505-8
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9783031055041
T3 - Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development
SP - 127
EP - 147
BT - Polarity in International Relations
A2 - Græger, Nina
A2 - Heurlin, Bertel
A2 - Wæver, Ole
A2 - Wivel, Anders
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
ER -
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