DSpace Repository

The US attempt of supremacy in the twenty first century: Russian and Chinese response

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author Hettiarachchi, N.
dc.contributor.author Abeyrathne, U.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-20T06:49:49Z
dc.date.available 2017-10-20T06:49:49Z
dc.date.issued 2016-07
dc.identifier.citation Hettiarachchi, N., Abeyrathne, U. (2016). "The US attempt of supremacy in the twenty first century: Russian and Chinese response", African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, Vol.10 (7), pp. 96-104 en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.issn 1996-0832
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5950
dc.description.abstract Attached en_US, si_LK
dc.description.abstract This study is about international politics o f post-cold w ar period in which US attem pted to become the singular hegemonic power in the international political affairs. The m ajor purpose o f the study was to explore the responses o f em erging powers in the international political system to US am bition. The article w ill start w ith a discussion on elem ents o f US Grand Strategy in its foreign affairs. It has been revealed that strategy was based on m odernist premises even though the world has been changed by globalizing forces. However, the thesis that the end o f cold w ar has brought with the end o f sovereignty o f the states was questioned by arguing that sovereignty o f sm all states had decreased, while the sovereignty o f strong states had increased. Rogue states defined by US had become allies o f emerging powers. The regional wars fought by US in different locations sim ultaneously had weakened its capacity and econom ically unsustainable. Economic power of rising powers and m ilitary m odernization o f their arm ories had given them impetus to become more and m ore assertive. China and Russia had worked together in coalition in international forum s to challenged US hegemony. The division within the allies o f US also had weakened its position further. Thus, international politics o f the contem porary world order could best understood m ulti-polar in character and content The US attem pt at the sole hegemonic power in international politics has become a dream in the context o f em erging powers claim for greater role in international politics.
dc.language.iso en_US en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher African Journal of Political Science and International Relations en_US, si_LK
dc.subject United States en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Russia en_US, si_LK
dc.subject China en_US, si_LK
dc.subject grand strategy en_US, si_LK
dc.subject unipolarity en_US, si_LK
dc.subject emerging powers en_US, si_LK
dc.title The US attempt of supremacy in the twenty first century: Russian and Chinese response en_US, si_LK
dc.type Article en_US, si_LK


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search DSpace


Browse

My Account