The Theory Of Hegemonic Stability

To understand changing patterns of global power is no easy feat, but several theories may give us an insight to the shift of power in our modern world, I wish to talk about these theories and how we can use them to better understand our past and present global power situations.

At this point in time, the main actors in the international system are nation-states seeking an agenda of their own based on personal gain and national interest. Significantly, the most important actor is the United States, a liberal international economy, appointed its power after the interwar period becoming the dominant economy and in turn attained the position of hegemonic stability in the international system. The reason why the United States is dominating is imbedded in their intrinsic desire to continuously strive for their own national interest both political and economic. Further, there are other nature of actors that are not just nation-states, including non-states or transnational,

China economy experienced an incredible growth in the last few decades that made the country the 2nd largest economy in the world. When China started the program of economic reforms in 1978, it ranked 9th in nominal GDP but 35 years later it’s now ranked 2nd in the nominal GDP and been the world’s manufacturing hub. In recent years, China’s modernization propelled the tertiary sector and in 2013, it became the largest category of GDP with a share of 46.1%, while the secondary sector still accounted for a sizeable, 45% of the country’s total output. Meanwhile, the primary sector's weight in GDP has shrunk dramatically since the country opened up to the world.

China’s economical strength comes from its international trades as the economy has grown to a rate of 10.3% in 2010. It has become the world’s largest exporter in the global economy. In the

Every country since the beginning of time has competed with one another to be the most dominant country with the most power. International power differs a little bit from domestic power. Power in regards to global affairs are tangible and intangible resources that have underlying power relationships. Tangible things would be a powerful army. Some of the intangible things would be allies. There are three types of different relational power aspects. They are commanding change, controlling agendas, and establishing preferences. Commanding change is when you can convince others to change their preferences to better accommodate yours. Controlling agendas is when you make another person's agenda irrelevant and replacing it with your own. Establishing

With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of its economic system the United States became more powerful than ever. Now as world hegemon, the United States continued to trump its cultural values in their quest to spread the American ways around the world. It is during this period that we adopted the grand strategy of promoting a more liberal international order. The world experienced a proliferation in international organizations as well as more open and inclusive trade

There are two critical issues in any discussion of America's modern grand strategy: can America remain the dominant state? Should it strive to do this? In answering the latter, the former must be addressed. There is little use in arguing for deep engagement if America’s international position has declined to the point that it is unmaintainable in the long term. It is a question of whether American primacy, the military, economic, and technological domination of the United States over the rest of the world, still exists and if so whether it is sustainable . Why use such a broad approach in measuring, what the Chinese refer to as “comprehensive national power?” A combined approach is critical as no standard of power is independent, no single

China is rising in many ways— specifically in terms of their economy, their military, and global and cultural diplomacy. For the past 20 years, China has been utilizing a careful strategy for their global economy in various ways. First of all, they have secured enough raw materials so that they have a long-term supply. Chinese firms began to secure shares in Europe, the United States, and Canada.

The influence of the desire of the “World State” to have stability among its members is

And with this strong role China has been assuming, so has it been getting stronger by building military equipment competitive with those of the U.S. and drawing narrower a military gap it once possessed when compared to America’s armed forces. Furthermore, China has “displaced the United States as the world’s leading manufacturing nation” in 2010 (US Foreign Policy, pg. 414). Not a surprise since a majority of products purchased in the U.S. carry a label stating, “Made in China.” And predictions hold China as the world’s largest economy by year 2041 (US Foreign Policy, pg. 415). Thus, the fact that China has become an emergence matters. Since the dismantled of the Soviet Union, the U.S. was not challenged, when it came to power by any other competitor, however now, the U.S. dominance in international politics has to deal with a China that has the capabilities to lead the world’s economy.

The analytical text “The Paradox of American Power,” written by Joseph S. Nye was quite a fascinating read, as it analyzes the reasons behind why the U.S. has become a worldwide leader and is able to maintain its position as a leader. In addition Nye writes about “hard” and “soft” powers as one of the main reasons why the U.S. is able to hold its position as a world leader, and describes it as a major factor in determining whether or not other countries, such as Russia and China, have the ability to emerge as global superpowers. Throughout the book, Nye teaches the readers about the “Game of Politics,” describing unilateral and multilateral approaches to problems, and why the U.S. should initiate more cooperative relations with the other countries of the world in an analytical objective manner; even with its faults, it manages to convey this message in a way that gives its many of its strong points.

World disorder has haunted the world for a while now. It poses a powerful threat to the existence and sustenance of world order. World order, by definition, is a set of rules governing the most significant of relationships of the general interstate system and the world’s super powers in particular. It is anticipated that in the future, world order will be dominated by hegemonic globalization in the US whereby secondary order relegated to multi-polar power with emphasis on economic, political, and cultural blocs or federations (the EU in particular) in conjunction with Russia, Japan and China. The emerging US order will overshadow any possible power emerging from India, OPEC countries and the Latin American countries.

The term grand strategy in global politics concerns the assemblage of cooperation between the states with its policies and plans in an effort to regulate military, economic and diplomatic means collectively which assist in promoting a state’s national interest. In view of this the method of grand strategy in regards to theory and practice is studied in an attempt to assist in learning from our past. The United States is known for its achievement in becoming an ultimate superpower during its quest to have stability between other state’s such France and United Kingdom. Throughout history the United States has dedicated itself to solving other state’s problems. Due to this it has caused many states to have a dependency on the United States in

Hegemonic internationalism by definition is a paradox within itself. Internationalism suggests cooperation among nations for common good, while hegemony is an instance when one nation has power over another nation. This leads to the belief that hegemonic internationalism is, in reality, one nation pursuing its own national interests at the expense of other nation. Nazi Germany, Iran and the United States are all examples of a nation pursuing hegemonic internationalism.

The current international system is fragmenting rapidly since the end of the Cold War. A lot of regions in the world are still trying to find the balance of power in the international system, which the U.S. often intervenes to provide its brand of “global leadership”. Some countries like China are emerging as a global power since a few years ago. Subsequently, this will lead to a major threat to the U.S. status as a global major power. The rise of power by China in the international scene signifies the unpredictable nature of the international system. I would argue that the three most critical challenges for the U.S. arising out of this environment are the future world globalization that will cause a conflict between its domestic and foreign policy, the rise of China as a global power, and the ever globalization of terrorism. I believe that the U.S. should be pragmatic in handling its foreign policy and handle each situation independently without a fix doctrine in order to minimize the unintended consequences produced by the globalization of the world.