During the first half of the twentieth century, the international
system was largely dominated by the USA and the colonial powers of
western Europe. After the two world wars, the political and
economic dominance of these states guaranteed them and their allies
an almost complete control of world politics. However, as it is the
norm in the international system, power structures are not
immutable. After the end of the Cold War, rapid changes to the
existing international hierarchies took place, as new countries
from the so-called ''developing world'' began to emerge as crucial
actors capable of questioning and altering the power dynamics of
the world. It is therefore unthinkable to ignore emerging countries
such as Russia, the People's Republic of China, India, Brazil or
South Africa in the decision-making process in today's world order.
In addition, there is a group of smaller, yet increasingly
important countries that, while acknowledging their inability
radically to change the rules of the international system, are
still eager to shift power relations and enhance their influence in
the world. Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, South
Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Vietnam
are generally recognised as part of this grouping of emerging
powers from the Global South. While there is a consensus amongst
academics that emerging powers from the Global South must have a
stabilising role within their own regions, previous analyses have
focused primarily on the impact that emerging powers have had in
their own regions' conflict resolution initiatives. This volume,
instead, aims to go beyond these analyses and provide new insights
regarding the effect that this stabilising role has on the
continental and global positioning of emerging powers. In other
words, this book explores the relation between a country's
involvement in conflict resolution initiatives and its positioning
in the international system. The volume will contribute to this
approach using the perspective of academics and practitioners from
countries of the Global South, particularly from states that have
strengthened - or sometimes weakened - their position in the
international hierarchy of power through a leading role in regional
conflict resolution initiatives.
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