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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812786203321

Titolo

Rising states, rising institutions : challenges for global governance / / Alan S. Alexandroff, Andrew F. Cooper, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-55829-3

9786612558290

0-8157-0441-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AlexandroffAlan S

CooperAndrew Fenton <1950->

Disciplina

341.2

Soggetti

International organization

International cooperation

Middle powers

World politics - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Preliminary drafts of  papers  were presented at a conference held at Princeton University, August 25-27, 2008 and hosted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Project on the Future of Multilateralism at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Great powers and international structure -- pt. 2. Rising states -- pt. 3. Rising institutions.

Sommario/riassunto

The global order is shifting in an unprecedented fashion. No major war has intervened to reshape the balance of power; nor has the world seen events as dramatic as the collapse of communism and the end of bipolarity in 1989. Yet it is increasingly clear that change is afoot. While the United States remains the world's leading power-thanks to its combination of military and economic strength, technological prowess, and cultural appeal-Washington cannot simply impose its will on others. The European Union remains an independent force in global politics, and a host of rising states-including Chin