ABSTRACT
In an imaginative and interesting way, Kwang Ho Chun seeks to capture the dynamics of the changing international system and the prospects for a change in the international distribution of power. The idea that new superpowers could rise and that some of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) could be such superpowers, is particularly intriguing and the main idea explored in this study. In line with neo-realist approaches, this book argues that in a unipolar world competitors will rise to challenge the global hegemon. As the power profiles of the BRICs rise and they gain greater control of geo-global politics, they are likely to attain significant regional dominance among other regional powers although their underdeveloped tradition of hard power and internal challenges could prevent them from gaining superpower status. This book captures the dynamics of the changing international system and the prospects for a change in the international distribution of power.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |31 pages
Background
chapter |12 pages
Introduction
chapter |17 pages
The Concept of Superpower
part |111 pages
The BRICs: Political Relations, Foreign Policy and Military Power
chapter |6 pages
Introduction to Part II
chapter |23 pages
Brazil
chapter |28 pages
Russia
chapter |16 pages
India
chapter |22 pages
China
chapter |10 pages
The BRICs and International Security
chapter |3 pages
Summary of Part II
part |60 pages
Projecting the Future: The BRICs Factor and Future International Power Relations
chapter |1 pages
Introduction to Part III
chapter |7 pages
Brazil
chapter |7 pages
Russia
chapter |7 pages
India
chapter |8 pages
China
chapter |20 pages
Are there Prospects of the BRICs Being the Next Superpower?
part |8 pages
Conclusions