New Perspectives on the International Order

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New Perspectives on the International Order

No Longer Alone in This World

Politics and government International relations Diplomacy International institutions

Author: Bertrand Badie

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Collection: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy

Language: English

Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Published on: 29th June 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 412 Kb

ISBN: 9783319942865


Introduction

We are told again and again that the world has become increasingly complex and indecipherable. However, this book reminds us that we are no longer alone in the world, that it is time to move away from the mental categories of the Cold War and stop treating all those who challenge our vision of the international order as guilty “deviants” or “Barbarians”.

Challenging Western Diplomacy

The author challenges the diplomacy of Western states, who want to continue to rule the world against history, and in particular that of France, which too often oscillates between arrogance, indecision, and ambiguity.

The Stuck Power Play

The power play is stuck. The international order can no longer be regulated by a small club of oligarchs who exclude the weaker ones, ignore the demands of societies, and ignore the demands for justice that emerge from a new world where the actors are more numerous, more diverse and more restive to arbitrary disciplines.

Towards a Fairer International Order

For this reason, this book also offers ways to think an international order that would be, if not fair, at least less unfair.

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