Between power and influence of states
https://doi.org/10.18611/2221-3279-2017-8-1-44-57
Abstract
Abstract: The author considers the contemporary state of affairs in international relations in the context of accelerating global trends of world development of the latest decade. In particular, the article deals with the issue of correlation between power and infl uence in foreign policies of great powers, taking into consideration the nuclear factor and current international crises. The author resort to and explains the notions of “supremacy” and “parity” to analyze the on-going transformation of world system and the role of key regional and great powers, including Russia, in this process. The article also proposes the typology of subjects in international interaction, as well as the potential of their infl uence on world political system, whose development scenarios is in the focus of author’s attention.
About the Author
Alexei D. BogaturovRussian Federation
Dr. of Political Science, Professor, Distinguished Researcher of Russia
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Review
For citations:
Bogaturov A.D. Between power and influence of states. Comparative Politics Russia. 2017;8(1):44-57. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18611/2221-3279-2017-8-1-44-57