Przegląd sytuacji międzynarodowej – aspekty globalne i regionalne
An overview of the international situation – global and regional aspects

Author(s): Roman Kuźniar
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Political Theory, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: international liberal order; crisis of democracy; power politics; China’s global ambitions; EU deadlock; Middle East tensions
Summary/Abstract: In the last dozen months we have seen a spectacular comeback of power politicsin international relations. It is partially caused by a crisis of democracy and of theinternational liberal order as well as by an increase of unilateralism in the policy ofbig states. At the same time, we note a peculiar pandemic of a petty tyrant type ofpoliticians who are power hungry and ready to change the political system of theircountry in order to extend their rule indefinitely. The trend has been accompanied bya dramatic decrease of moral standards in international politics. The trend of powerpolitics has been dictated by the US administration and enthusiastically followedby Russia and China, which feel in their natural element in it. The same has beennoted in the policy of a number of mid-size powers. The Middle East seems tobe a regional laboratory of this tendency, with the dangerous example of Saudi--Iranian confrontation. The new global political context means the risk of furthermarginalization of the European Union. Additionally, internal problems made theUnion even weaker. Macron’s and Merkel’s position has been put into question andturbulent Brexit damaged the energy and image of both the UK and the Community.Poland’s policy, marked by the rise of centrifugal nationalistic political forces, looksmore like part of the problem than the solution of the troubling European situation.

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