The global order is shifting in an unprecedented fashion. No major war has intervened to reshape the balance of power; nor has the world seen events as dramatic as collapse of communism and end of bipolarity in 1989. Change is afoot. While the United States remains world's leading power, thanks to its combination of military and economic strength, technological prowess, and cultural appeal, Washington cannot simply impose its will on others. The European Union remains an independent force in global politics, and a host of rising states including China, India, and Brazil clamor to make their voices heard. This book examines forces reshaping world politics and analyzes institutions that are rising to meet the demand for new forms of global governance. Contributors analyze different models of international cooperation, the states that have most actively challenged the existing order, and leading and emergent international institutions such as the G-20, the nascent regime for sovereign wealth funds, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and forums organized to foster cooperation in the war on terror--Publisher's description.
Preliminary drafts of papers were presented at a conference held at Princeton University, August 25-27, 2008 and hosted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Project on the Future of Multilateralism at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.
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Contents
Introduction / Andrew F. Cooper and Alan S. Alexandroff -- Great Powers and International Structure -- 1. The three faces of liberal internationalism / G. John Ikenberry -- 2. Transgovernmental networks and emerging powers / Anne-Marie Slaughter and Thomas Hale -- 3. Labels matter : interpreting rising powers through acronyms / Andrew F. Cooper -- Rising States -- 4. China's rising institutional influence / Gregory Chin -- 5. Reforming institutions, unreformed India? / Amrita Narlikar -- 6. Brazil : what kind of rising state in what kind of institutional order? / Andrew Hurrell -- 7. Europe : rising superpower in a bipolar world / Andrew Moravcsik -- Rising Institutions -- 8. The "great recession" and the emergence of the G-20 Leaders' Summit / Alan S. Alexandroff and John Kirton -- 9. The G-20 Finance Ministers : network governance / John Kirton -- 10. BRIC by BRIC : the emergent regime for sovereign wealth funds / Daniel W. Drezner -- 11. Consuming energy : rising powers, the International Energy Agency, and the global energy architecture / Flynt Leverett -- 12. The War on Terror and international order : strategic choice and global governance / Steven E. Miller -- Conclusion / Alan S. Alexandroff and Andrew F. Cooper.