As the Cold War came to a close in 1991, US President George H. W. Bush famously saw its shocking demise as the dawn of a 'new world order' that would prize peace and expand liberal democratic capitalism. Thirty years later, with China on the rise, Russia resurgent, and populism roiling the Western world, it is clear that Bush's declaration remains elusive. In this book, leading scholars of international affairs offer fresh insight into why the hopes of the early post-Cold War period have been dashed and the challenges ahead. As the world marks the thirtieth anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union, this book brings together historians and political scientists to examine the changes and continuities in world politics that emerged at the end of the Cold War and shaped the world we inhabit today.
Author(s): Nuno P. Monteiro, Fritz Bartel
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF
Pages: 393
Tags: World Politics: 1989-; Cold War: Influence; War: Influence
Cover
Halftitle
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
Figures
Tables
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Part I | Sources of Continuity and Change
1 | Overcoming Stagnation
2 | Mikhail Gorbachev
3 | Peace Through Strength and Quiet Diplomacy
4 | “Keeping Them Well Behind”
5 | Only One Way Forward
Part II | Continuity and Change Across the 1989/1991 Divide
6 | The Nuclear Age
7 | Legitimating Primacy After the Cold War
8 | Russia’s Rejection of Liberal Politics
9 | Continuity and Change in Russian Grand Strategy
10 | The Stickiness of Strategy
11 | Avoiding the Limelight
Part III | Toward a New World Order?
12 | Great Powers and the Spread of Autocracy Since the Cold War
13 | Seeds of Failure
14 | The United States and NATO After the End of the Cold War
15 | The Historical Legacy of 1989
16 | Requiem for a Cold War
17 | After Primacy
18 | World Order across the End of the Cold War
Index
