This book discusses the rise of polarity as a key concept in International Relations Theory. Since the end of the Cold War, until at least the end of 2010, ther

This book brings together a group of leading scholars on international relations to develop and apply the concept of polarity on past and present international

The end of the Cold War and subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a new unipolar international system that presented fresh challenges to intern

Since the sudden disappearance of the Soviet Union, many scholars have argued that the balance of power theory is losing its relevance. This text examines this

Discusses the concept of unipolarity and the political implications of US primacy for the patterns of international politics.