Leila Nicolas Rahbani, PhD
www.leilanicolas.com
www.leilanicolasr.com
leila@leilanicolas.com
Paper Presented at The 21st Intl Conference on the Persian Gulf
Bandar Abbas, 5-7 March, 2013
Abstract
In this
phase, and as the international system had reached a new stage marked by a
series of highly disruptive events; i.e. the failure of American war on terror,
the fall down of the international financial system, nuclear proliferation, the
developments in the Arab world and the decrease of American control on the
international organizations... These disruptions have contributed to a growing
sense of doubt about the old system; leading to major shifts in the
international scene, i.e. shift towards Asia, the waning influence of the west,
to the re-emergence of Russia and other regional powers in the international
scene especially after the Syrian crisis.
As for the
rest of the world, the image and legitimacy of Western leadership have
deteriorated spectacularly after the Arab uprisings. The western understanding
of the world is no longer universal, while the very notion of universal values
is openly under attack, especially after what have been seen as western
hypocrisy on the Arab uprisings.
Western
leadership is on the wane internationally. The United States is losing its
influence on the global economic stage. Americans and Europeans are no longer
able to control international decisions alone. No major issue at the
international scene - as it is has been seen in the Syrian crisis- can be dealt
with without the help of Russia, China and other regional powers like Iran.
Nonetheless,
It is clear that the new world order of American dominance is fading; however
no clear leadership or rules have replaced this till now. Multi polar blocs
will become a reality. International order is heading towards the emergence of
strategic blocs that will converge and diverge according to the national
interests in each case.
These
issues and conclusions will be discussed in my paper.
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