PUTERILE MIJLOCII ÎN SISTEMUL INTERNAȚIONAL ACTUAL

Abstract

Several articles and analyses published in 2020, in international journals and on the websites of prestigious think tanks, were drawing attention on the role that the middle powers are playing in today's international politics. In the context of the war in Ukraine and the growing rivalry between the United States of America and China, these middle powers seem to assume a much more prominent role in global politics. But how can we identify these middle powers, what defines or sets them apart from other powers in the international system, and how extensive may their influence be in the international system? Our approach presents models for the identification of middle powers on the map of world states and an extremely concise analysis of the evolution and roles of middle powers, from a systemic perspective of global security dynamics and the reconfiguration of the current international system.

Keywords

• middle powers
• international system
• great powers
• multipolar world