We are living in a multi-polar world under the greater influence of one power. After the shutdown of the government in the US, it can be said that the sole power is about to be challenged. This paper hopes to establis...We are living in a multi-polar world under the greater influence of one power. After the shutdown of the government in the US, it can be said that the sole power is about to be challenged. This paper hopes to establish the fact that the future of the international system will continue to be multi-polar. Economic groupings like the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa （BRICS）, Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore and Turkey （MIST） and others denote to this. These groupings may present an alternative to geographically locked but indispensible European Union. Despite the system being multi-polar, the United States dominates the international system. This paper deals with the BRICS countries that propose a bid for power in international relations. Will they have equidistant power form one another or will there be a hierarchy in between them？ Can they take/make economic or political decisions？ Is a geographically spread power structure more effective in controlling the balances between war and peace？ Can they remain objective on trouble spots that may arise in Europe, the Middle East, the Balkans, Asia and the Americas？ This paper hopes to achieve the goal of providing a framework for understanding a multi-polar approach to international relations based on the collaboration of BRICS countries. The first part will be the theoretical framework of the paper. The second part will be concerned with American supremacy in foreign relations and the need to question it. The third part will deal with emerging powers but since the most influential ＂power politics＂ are steered by China and Russia the main emphasis will be on them. The last part will come to the conclusion.展开更多
文摘We are living in a multi-polar world under the greater influence of one power. After the shutdown of the government in the US, it can be said that the sole power is about to be challenged. This paper hopes to establish the fact that the future of the international system will continue to be multi-polar. Economic groupings like the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa （BRICS）, Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore and Turkey （MIST） and others denote to this. These groupings may present an alternative to geographically locked but indispensible European Union. Despite the system being multi-polar, the United States dominates the international system. This paper deals with the BRICS countries that propose a bid for power in international relations. Will they have equidistant power form one another or will there be a hierarchy in between them？ Can they take/make economic or political decisions？ Is a geographically spread power structure more effective in controlling the balances between war and peace？ Can they remain objective on trouble spots that may arise in Europe, the Middle East, the Balkans, Asia and the Americas？ This paper hopes to achieve the goal of providing a framework for understanding a multi-polar approach to international relations based on the collaboration of BRICS countries. The first part will be the theoretical framework of the paper. The second part will be concerned with American supremacy in foreign relations and the need to question it. The third part will deal with emerging powers but since the most influential ＂power politics＂ are steered by China and Russia the main emphasis will be on them. The last part will come to the conclusion.
