The International System between Crisis and Revolution
... any other crises that humanity has gone through since the Cold War. Let’s list the most obvious of these differences. First of all, previous crises would unfold predominantly in one, albeit very important, part of the planet or in one dimension of international relations. The world has gone through acute crises of statehood in some of its regions, including the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and the Arab Spring 20 years later. The security crisis that climaxed in terrorist attacks in New York and ...