Origins of the New International (Dis)order

The old international order created under the auspices of American hegemony in the aftermath of World War 2 appears to be unravelling. In part, this is a consequence of a redistribution of material power in the international system as other powers - especially China – seek to play a more prominent r...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M. Beeson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ассоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”) 2019-11-01
Series:Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/491
_version_ 1797647005199106048
author M. Beeson
author_facet M. Beeson
author_sort M. Beeson
collection DOAJ
description The old international order created under the auspices of American hegemony in the aftermath of World War 2 appears to be unravelling. In part, this is a consequence of a redistribution of material power in the international system as other powers - especially China – seek to play a more prominent role. In part, however, it is a consequence of the actions of the Trump administration and its privileging of ‘America first’. Consequently, urgent challenges such as dealing with climate change, which seem to necessitate international cooperation, are likely to get worse and even more difficult to address. This paper details and analyses the range of ‘structural’ and agential forces that have collectively shaped the contemporary international order, but which are under increasing stress. Some of these factors— the relative of decline of the US, ‘the rise of the rest’, the persistence of authoritarianism— are familiar features of long-run historical change. What makes them significant in our time, I argue, is their potential to impede much needed international cooperation to address unambiguously collective challenges. Consequently, the new international disorder, threatens nothing less than the end of order of any sort—or any sort one might want to live under, at least.
first_indexed 2024-03-11T15:11:05Z
format Article
id doaj.art-ae09e3bdbff346e783f8db764c4f8d3c
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2542-0240
2587-9324
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-11T15:11:05Z
publishDate 2019-11-01
publisher Ассоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”)
record_format Article
series Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право
spelling doaj.art-ae09e3bdbff346e783f8db764c4f8d3c2023-10-29T15:55:27ZengАссоциация независимых экспертов «Центр изучения кризисного общества» (in English: Association for independent experts “Center for Crisis Society Studies”)Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право2542-02402587-93242019-11-011239410810.23932/2542-0240-2019-12-3-94-108402Origins of the New International (Dis)orderM. Beeson0University of Western AustraliaThe old international order created under the auspices of American hegemony in the aftermath of World War 2 appears to be unravelling. In part, this is a consequence of a redistribution of material power in the international system as other powers - especially China – seek to play a more prominent role. In part, however, it is a consequence of the actions of the Trump administration and its privileging of ‘America first’. Consequently, urgent challenges such as dealing with climate change, which seem to necessitate international cooperation, are likely to get worse and even more difficult to address. This paper details and analyses the range of ‘structural’ and agential forces that have collectively shaped the contemporary international order, but which are under increasing stress. Some of these factors— the relative of decline of the US, ‘the rise of the rest’, the persistence of authoritarianism— are familiar features of long-run historical change. What makes them significant in our time, I argue, is their potential to impede much needed international cooperation to address unambiguously collective challenges. Consequently, the new international disorder, threatens nothing less than the end of order of any sort—or any sort one might want to live under, at least.https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/491trump administrationrise of chinabricsinternational orderclimate changepolitics
spellingShingle M. Beeson
Origins of the New International (Dis)order
Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право
trump administration
rise of china
brics
international order
climate change
politics
title Origins of the New International (Dis)order
title_full Origins of the New International (Dis)order
title_fullStr Origins of the New International (Dis)order
title_full_unstemmed Origins of the New International (Dis)order
title_short Origins of the New International (Dis)order
title_sort origins of the new international dis order
topic trump administration
rise of china
brics
international order
climate change
politics
url https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/491
work_keys_str_mv AT mbeeson originsofthenewinternationaldisorder