Alliances under
Unipolarity: Abandonment and Entrapment Problematique
First, the inclusion of eight countries --Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, UAE, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Belgium-- in the itinerary is the tacit acknowledgement of the fact that
unipolarity in international politics is not a fully functional model.
The mainstream media - particularly in the West - will likely spend a lot of time today singing his praises about how he was a 'steadying hand' in the world as the Soviet Union collapsed, moving the global order from one of bipolarity to a
unipolarity with the United States as the undisputed superpower.
1 (January 2005): 1-14; Martha Finnemore, "Legitimacy, Hypocrisy, and the Social Structure of
Unipolarity: Why Being a Unipole Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be", World Politics 61, no.
Khan, International Islamic University Islamabad while speaking on the occasion said that that the world is transforming from
unipolarity to multi-polarity while new dimensions are emerging and Pakistan needs to take the benefit out of the these trends where SCO is one platform where the country can play a constructive role for the promotion of peace and prosperity.
While the inherent stability of
unipolarity has been debated by international relations scholars, the failure of a cohesive counterbalancing coalition to emerge as a challenge to the American-led system supports Ikenberry's benign view of U.S.
They viewed it seemed as if that the days of the world of
unipolarity had been numbered when EU refused to follow the lead of United States in abrogating the nuclear deal.
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Speaking in the session 'After Shanghai: The End of
Unipolarity?' former Advisor to the PM on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi took the view that a multipolar world order could suit the evolving needs of a global community in crisis, and that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) had the potential to emerge as a forum for regional engagement through dialogue rather than confrontation.
Today Russia and China have similar views on world politics, therefore, these strong and self-reliant countries, which have their own political stance and take their stand, do not fit in Pax NATO scheme suggested by Americans with its
unipolarity (or, as it is said, pyramidal structure of international system).
The modern Triffin dilemma and a tendency towards multipolarity in the economic system--as opposed to the continued
unipolarity of the monetary system--make it essential to adapt the system.
restore Greatness understood as American
unipolarity is a non-starter.
Chinese insisted on the inclusion of Pakistan in the SCO, creating an intricate web of strategic and economic interests having the potential to challenge US
unipolarity. The pull of Sino-Russian cooperation compelled arch-conservative Saudi Arabia to parley with the Russians, ending almost a century-old hold of Western dominance.