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Shifting Power Dynamics in International Relations: From Unipolar Hegemony to Multipolarity
Under the general editorship: M. S. Özel Özcan
The landscape of international relations transforms as shifting power dynamics redefine global influence and governance. Traditional powers, once dominated by Western nations, are challenged by emerging economies and regional alliances asserting their roles globally. This shift, impacted by economic growth, technological advancements, and evolving geopolitical interests, disrupts established norms and institutions. As a result, the balance of power is no longer unipolar or bipolar, but multipolar, creating both opportunities for cooperation and risks of conflict. Understanding these shifting dynamics is essential for navigating the complexities of modern diplomacy and global policymaking.
Shifting Power Dynamics in International Relations: From Unipolar Hegemony to Multipolarity examines hegemony within theoretical frameworks and the context of contemporary geopolitical developments. It explores the emerging steps toward multipolarity within the global system, shedding light on the transformations shaping international order. This book covers topics such as global business, regional conflicts, and foreign policy, and is a useful resource for government officials, policymakers, business owners, academicians, researchers, and political scientists.
Chapters
Damir Islamov, , in: Shifting Power Dynamics in International Relations: From Unipolar Hegemony to Multipolarity.: IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2026. P. 321–334.
The new stage of the Ukrainian crisis in 2022 has significantly influenced Russian-Turkish relations, which are defined by a complex interplay of cooperation and competition. This dynamic has drawn considerable attention from Russian scholars, shaping academic discourse on the subject. This chapter explores the dominant discourses articulated by Russian experts concerning the evolution of Russian-Turkish ...
Added: November 8, 2025
Kuliyeva N., , in: Shifting Power Dynamics in International Relations: From Unipolar Hegemony to Multipolarity.: IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2026. Ch. 15 P. 351–370.
Within the new multipolar international system the role of non-Western centers of power increased dramatically. The middle powers began to undergo a new stage of transformation of behavior and positioning within the international system. Against this background, Turkey began to position itself as a “transregional” power. This status of Türkiye is manifested in the spread ...
Added: June 12, 2026
Luzyanin S., Умаров О. М., Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология 2026 Т. 26 № 2 С. 240–255
A digital model for neutralizing challenges and threats facing Central Asia has been developed, along with a framework for its implementation based on Russian and Central Asian experience in the sphere of regional security. ...
Added: September 11, 2026
Киселева Д. А., Сунгуров А. Ю., Вестник Томского государственного университета. Философия. Социология. Политология 2025 № 86 С. 159–170
The article presents the results of a study of the experience of developing participatory budgeting in St. Petersburg and the subsequent attempt to use this mechanism not only for local problems solution, but also for digitalization development. Data were collected by interviewing participants (including organizers) of the projects “Your Budget” and “Your Budget 2.0” and ...
Added: September 10, 2026
Grishina D., Soloviev A., Международная аналитика 2026 Т. 17 № 2 С. 10–29
This publication analyzes the historical and geopolitical context of the formation and development of the concept of the “Russian threat” – a public narrative about the territorial ambitions of the Russian Empire that became widespread in Northeast Asia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Using the example of the concept’s origins and transformation ...
Added: September 10, 2026
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2027.
This Handbook examines relations between Japan and Korea from 1850 to the present.
Analyzing almost 200 years of Japan and Korea relations uncovers a relationship that has been both congenial and confrontational. This Handbook examines these relations in this age of modernity by dividing it into four periods: precolonial relations (1850–1905); colonial rule (1905–1945); post-war/post-liberation (1945–1965); ...
Added: September 9, 2026
Милькова А. А., Ойкумена. Регионоведческие исследования 2026 Т. 20 С. 123–133
This article aims to classify and characterize problematic narratives used in the official foreign policy discourse of Chinese President Xi Jinping to justify his foreign policy, respond to international challenges, and strengthen the country’s position on the international stage. Using content analysis, the authors identify eight of the most frequently occurring problematic narratives in this ...
Added: September 8, 2026
Вохминцев И. В., Вестник международных организаций: образование, наука, новая экономика 2026 Т. 21 № 2
The EAEU and the CSTO are Russia’s principal regional international organisations. Understanding, assessing, and analysing the foreign-policy positions of the countries that belong to them is a matter of the state’s national interests. This determines the purpose of the study: to identify the level and the form of cohesion in the voting of EAEU and ...
Added: September 7, 2026
Leonid Grinin, Anton Grinin, Korotayev A., Journal of World-Systems Research 2026 Vol. 32 No. 2 P. 391–420
The article analyzes the direction, mechanisms, and causes through which President Trump’s actions contribute to the destruction of the foundations of U.S. influence in the world and to the transformation of the world order. For almost two decades we have been observing such an important phenomenon as the reconfiguration of the WorldSystem, which means that ...
Added: September 7, 2026
Tkachuk A., Ларина О. А., Восточная аналитика 2026 Т. 17 № 2 С. 177–190
В статье рассматриваются две крупнейшие национальные системы отбора абитуриентов: китайский Гаокао (кит. упр. 高考, пиньинь gāokǎo) и российский ЕГЭ. Акту- альность исследования обусловлена тенденцией к унификации образовательных стан- дартов. В работе рассмотрены исторические предпосылки формирования обоих экза- менов, их структура, методы оценивания и сроки проведения, социальное восприятие, а также влияние на дальнейшее образование. Сделан вывод, ...
Added: September 6, 2026
Proskuryakova L. N., Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor 2026 Vol. 43 No. 2 P. 13–24
Innovative financing tools and models have proved their efficiency in supporting the adoption and scale-up of emerging technologies. They have been instrumental in different regions, including the Asia-Pacific region, which stands at the forefront of technological innovation. Studies point to several persistent emerging technological constraints that include high upfront capital costs, perceived risks, and limited ...
Added: September 1, 2026
Ходунов А. С., Хайруллин Т. Р., Korotayev A., Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право 2026 Т. 19 № 1 С. 159–178
The article is devoted to the civil war in Sudan, which has been going on for more than two years and has caused enormous casualties and destruction throughout the country. The vast majority of schools and hospitals have been destroyed or put out of operation, which has had an extremely negative impact on the development ...
Added: September 1, 2026
Abashkin V., Abdrakhmanova G., Artemov S. V. et al., ИСИЭЗ ВШЭ, 2026.
Одиннадцатый выпуск аналитического доклада, подготовленный Институтом статистических исследований и экономики знаний Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» в рамках деятельности Российской кластерной обсерватории, посвящен анализу инновационного развития российских регионов на основе комплекса рейтинговых оценок. Исследование базируется на системе показателей, характеризующих социально-экономические условия инновационной деятельности, научно-технический потенциал, уровни инновационной и экспортной активности, качество региональной инновационной
политики. Используемые ...
Added: September 1, 2026
Ермоленко Г. А., Кожевников С. Б., М.: Эксмо, 2026.
Socio‑humanitarian knowledge helps to master the social norms and values of Russian civilization. Each module of social studies is linked to a specific sphere of human social life, to activities aimed at fulfilling a person’s spiritual needs and social interests. Recognizing the social nature of one’s own needs is an important step towards understanding oneself, ...
Added: August 31, 2026
Ustyuzhanin V., Zinkina J. V., Korotayev A., / Series "SocArXiv". 2026.
“Leaderlessness” is widely held to be a defining feature of contemporary mass mobilization, yet the claim rests on a handful of recent cases. We offer the first systematic cross-national analysis of this phenomenon from 1791 to 2019. We show that the absence of leadership is real but older and more modest than claimed: the share ...
Added: August 29, 2026
Шмитт К., Праксис, 2026.
The classic work of the famous German jurist and political theorist Carl Schmitt is devoted to reflections on the partisan as a "key figure in world history", starting with its appearance during the struggle of the Spanish people against the Napoleonic troops in 1808-1813 and ending with the consideration of historical destinies and the political ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Kosevich E., Problems of Post-Communism 2026 P. 1–21
Since 2022, the Kremlin has revised its foreign policy priorities. Russia’s traditional Western partners have been designated as “unfriendly countries,” and Moscow has increasingly focused on intensifying rapprochement with states in the Global South, with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as the US’ closest neighbors, occupying a special place in this strategy. The region ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
The Liberal Mission Foundation continues to introduce readers to new concepts of democracy and relevant publications. This discussion focuses on the challenges facing democracy in the era of globalization, as addressed in two recent books: *The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies* by S.C. Stokes (2025) and *Critical Theories and the Postsocialist Challenge: Race, ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
Today, more than ever before, the contribution of new technologies shapes the conditions of humanity's existence as a biological species, prompting a debate about its prospects for survival. This process of transformation—which spans every sphere of social and moral regulation, from family relations and child-rearing to the very meaning of life—is dividing public opinion between ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2026.
Knowledge Diplomacy examines particular and cultural antecedents to the development of the field; and its predominance in western thinking and critiques. Crucially, it does so not just from the perspective of scholars but also by consciously drawing on the perspectives of practitioners.
The development of Knowledge Diplomacy allows for increased understanding of the role of research, ...
Added: August 7, 2026
Kosevich E., Latin American Perspectives 2026 P. 1–17
This research explores the similarities and differences in the interpretation of multipolarity,
which have developed in the academic discourse of Russia and Latin America. The
paper focuses on the position that prevails in Latin America regarding the Russia–Ukraine
conflict, emphasizing the emergence of a group of countries within LAC that support
“active neutrality.” The author concludes that existing contradictions ...
Added: April 21, 2026
Korolev A. S., Galimullin E. Z., Kramarenko A. et al., Мировая экономика и международные отношения 2026 Т. 70 № 3 С. 17–28
This article presents a comparative analysis and conceptual differentiation of the terms “World Majority” and
“Global South”, both of which have gained prominence amid the ongoing transformation of the international order.
Special attention is given to their genesis, ideological foundations, and political-identificational characteristics. To this
end, the authors develop a framework of three analytical dimensions encompassing demographic, institutional-legal ...
Added: February 19, 2026
Abul Hasan M., Ferdos J., Habib M. A., Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 2026 P. 1–16
This paper examines the complex interplay between multipolarity and regionalism in South Asia, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges faced by the region. As global power structures shift toward multipolarity, with rising powers like China and the increasing influence of traditional actors such as the United States and the European Union, South Asia is navigating ...
Added: November 22, 2025
IGI Global, 2025.
The study of international relations aims to provide insight into power dynamics, competition, and establishing peace and partnerships in the global system following the First World War. The international system is influenced by its various actors' behavior, which constantly evolves due to structural shifts. Although the bipolar hegemonic system of the Cold War ended in ...
Added: April 3, 2025
Degterev D. A., Проблемы национальной стратегии 2024 № 5(86) С. 132–149
The article analyses the results of the first year of Ethiopia’s participation in the BRICS activities. The author conducts an applied analysis of the country’s foreign policy stances on certain issues (inter alia its voting record at the UN General Assembly) before and after joining the association. The focus is on an assessment of Addis ...
Added: January 25, 2025
Degterev D. A., Ученые записки Института Африки РАН 2024 № 4 С. 29–48
This article is devoted to an examination of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the strengthening of sovereignty on the African continent. The first part of the article comprises a critical analysis of the ‘conventional’ social sciences, concluding that there is no enough literature addressing the issue of sovereignty. The theoretical part of the ...
Added: January 25, 2025