Why the World is Not Becoming Multipolar
... the international system. The adherents of multipolarity believe that most contemporary states are simply incapable of independently ensuring their own security and economic growth, not to mention making a significant contribution to shaping the new world order. [iv] Thus, in both the current and future multipolar world, only a handful of countries have “true sovereignty,” while others sacrifice this sovereignty in the name of security, prosperity, or even plain survival. [v] At the time of the Concert of Europe, the “gangsters” could successfully ...