Great Powers and Geopolitics International Affairs in a Rebalancing World /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Klieman, Aharon (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Global Power Shift, Comparative Analysis and Perspectives,
• Subjects: Political science.; Political economy.; International relations.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Political Science and International Relations.; International Relations.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Political Economy.

This book presents the theoretical-historical-comparative political framework needed to fully grasp the truly dynamic nature of 21st century global affairs. The author provides a realistic assessment of the shift from U.S predominance to a new mix of counterbalancing rival middle-tier and assertive...

Table of Contents:

• Preface.- Introduction.- Pushing Back. The Balance and Balancing of Power.- The Rise of the Others: Can the U.S. Stay on Top?
• Interdependence, Balancing and Conflict in Russian-Turkish Relations.- Congruous or Conflicting? Great Power Configurations in the Balkans.- Competing Hegemons: EU and Russian Power Projection in the South Caucasus.- Russian Perspectives on U.S.-China Relations and the 21st-Century Global System.- Is Russia a Great Power in Asia?.- The Eurasian Great Power Triangle.- Pulling Their Punches: BRIC Foreign Policies in the Middle East
• Strategic Hedging by Non-Great Powers in the Persian Gulf
• Conclusions. Towards a New Equilibrium.