The Reorganization of the World Order: Revisionist Power, China or the US?
This article analyzes the reorganization of the international order, focusing on the Sino-US dispute and questioning which of the powers acts in a revisionist manner. The text argues that, paradoxically, the United States has adopted a revisionist stance by challenging the very pillars of the liberal order it helped to build. Initiated with Obama's "Pivot to Asia" and intensified by Trump's trade war, this policy aims to contain China's rise and recreate the rules of the system to maintain its own hegemony. On the other hand, China is also actively revising its role, abandoning its strategy of "keeping a low profile" (Tao guang yang hui) to seek technological autonomy (via five-year plans and "Dual Circulation") and expand its global influence through projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Drawing on realist (Mearsheimer) and critical (Fiori) authors, the article concludes that conflict is inherent in hegemonic transition, as the dominant power will always seek to alter the order to preserve its status, indicating a period of profound instability and intercapitalist competition.
The Reorganization of the World Order: Revisionist Power, China or the US?
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5157262631038
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Palavras-chave: Geopolitics; Discourse, International System, and Hegemonic Dispute
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Keywords: Geopolitics; Discourse, International System, and Hegemonic Dispute
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Abstract:
This article analyzes the reorganization of the international order, focusing on the Sino-US dispute and questioning which of the powers acts in a revisionist manner. The text argues that, paradoxically, the United States has adopted a revisionist stance by challenging the very pillars of the liberal order it helped to build. Initiated with Obama's "Pivot to Asia" and intensified by Trump's trade war, this policy aims to contain China's rise and recreate the rules of the system to maintain its own hegemony. On the other hand, China is also actively revising its role, abandoning its strategy of "keeping a low profile" (Tao guang yang hui) to seek technological autonomy (via five-year plans and "Dual Circulation") and expand its global influence through projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Drawing on realist (Mearsheimer) and critical (Fiori) authors, the article concludes that conflict is inherent in hegemonic transition, as the dominant power will always seek to alter the order to preserve its status, indicating a period of profound instability and intercapitalist competition.
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