Great Powers and Geopolitics

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Aharon Klieman

   Pages 1-10

3. Pushing Back: The Balance and Balancing of Power

   • Aharon Klieman

   Pages 11-29

4. The Rise of the Others: Can the U.S. Stay on Top?

   • Ziv Rubinovitz

   Pages 31-64

5. Interdependence, Balancing and Conflict in Russian–Turkish Relations

   • Tolga Demiryol

   Pages 65-86

6. Congruous or Conflicting? Great Power Configurations in the Balkans

   • Marinko Bobić

   Pages 87-111

7. Competing Hegemons: EU and Russian Power Projection in the South Caucasus

   • Scott Nicholas Romaniuk

   Pages 113-138

8. Russian Perspectives on US–China Relations and the Twenty-First-Century Global System

   • Igor Zevelev

   Pages 139-159

9. Is Russia a Great Power in Asia?

   • Stephen Blank

   Pages 161-182

10. Eurasian Great Power Triangle

    • Artyom Lukin

    Pages 183-205

11. Pulling Their Punches: BRIC Foreign Policies in the Middle East

    • Guy Burton

    Pages 207-230

12. Strategic Hedging by Non-Great Powers in the Persian Gulf

    • Yoel Guzansky

    Pages 231-252

13. Conclusions: Towards a New Equilibrium

    • Aharon Klieman

    Pages 253-264

This book presents the theoretical-historical-comparative political framework needed to fully grasp the truly dynamic nature of 21st century global affairs. The author provides a realistic assessment of the shift from U.S predominance to a new mix of counterbalancing rival middle-tier and assertive regional powers, while highlighting those geopolitical zones of contention most critical for future international stability. The book will appeal to scholars and policy makers interested in understanding the contours of the emerging world order, and in identifying its principal shapers and leading political actors.

• Global Affairs
• Global Power Balance
• International Political System
• International Politics
• United States Foreign Relations

• Tel-Aviv University, Department of Political Science, Ramat-Aviv, Israel

  Aharon Klieman

Aharon Klieman is senior editor of The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs and chair of the Research Committee on Geopolitics of The International Political Science Association. A member of Tel-Aviv University's Political Science Department since 1969, he has held visiting appointments in International Relations and Israel Studies at Georgetown University, The University of Chicago, The University of Denver, The University of Michigan, U.C.L.A, The Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, and Trinity College, Dublin. Areas of teaching and research interest include: Balance of Power Theory, Geopolitics, Foreign Policy Decision Making, the Middle East in World Affairs, Israeli Foreign Relations, the Arab-Israeli Conflict & Peace Process, and Traditions of Jewish Statecraft.

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