| ID | 071652 |
| Title Proper | Systematic leadership, evolutionary processes, and international relations theory |
| Other Title Information | the unipolarity question |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Thompson, William R |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Scholars disagree about the nature of the current international distribution of power and its implications for world politics. Is the current system unipolar, and, if so, is unipolarity likely to persist for very long? Fifteen generalizations about the structure of the international system are culled from the literature and addressed critically from a leadership long cycle point of view. Although the current system is militarily unipolar, it is not buttressed by a new wave of radical technological innovation that is critical to the operation of systemic leadership. Until or unless US military predominance is based on economic predominance, the effects of unipolarity are likely to be relatively weak and probably also short-lived. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Review Vol. 8, No. 1; Mar 2006: p1-22 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Review Vol: 8 No 1 |
| Key Words | World Politics ; Leadership ; International Relations Theory ; Unipolarity |