Towards a Multipolar International System: Opportunities for Revisionist Powers and the Nature of the Dominant Power's Response

Abstract

The potential transition of the international system from a unipolar to a multipolar configuration necessitates an understanding of the indicators closely linked to enhancing the opportunities of each power to achieve its strategic objectives. For the United States, as the dominant power, this is reflected in its efforts to preserve the unipolar international order and its hegemonic position within this system. Conversely, for Russia and China, as revisionist powers, the opportunity lies in their aspirations to establish a multipolar international system.

Keywords: Multipolar International System – Revisionist Powers – United States – Russia – China.