Transforming World Politics

Author: Ernst-Otto Czemper
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Publish Date: 2000-11-01
Features: With the dawn of the new millennium, the world political landscape has undergone profound changes. This book provides an objective analysis of a series of significant events on the global political stage (e.g., the Gulf War, the transformation in Eastern Europe, European unification, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, etc.), discussing the changes in the international system after the 1990s and their impacts. It also examines the various political forces acting on the international system and their relative strengths, establishing a theoretical framework for analyzing the new configuration of world politics. The book offers unique insights into themes such as the nature of world politics, the structural characteristics of the international system, "the European New Order," "the World New Order," "UN intervention mechanisms," multipolar politics, the social world, and the economic world. As a seminal work by the internationally renowned international relations scholar Ernst-Otto Czemper, this book helps readers understand the trends of world political changes and the variables affecting China's reform and opening-up.