In the international system, there has been a power shift towards regional powers, which can be illustrated by recent developments in climate governance. I argue that some of these regional powers are also climate powers, which benefit from an issue-specific power shift. The behavior and...

The leadership of powerful states in processes of regional institutionalization is a significant, though still widely ignored topic in the field of International Relations (IR). This study asks about the theoretical conditions of effective leadership in international institution- building, using...

This review examines how India perceives its own rise to power by undertaking a detailed analysis of the Indian National Security Index (NSI) for the period from 2003 to 2008. Like other power formulas, the NSI includes various indicators of power, though it is uniquely Indian in that it...

Verschiedene Konzepte schreiben aufstrebenden Nicht-OECD-Staaten Schlüsselrollen in regionaler und globaler Politik zu. Der Autor dieses Aufsatzes hebt hervor, dass solche Konzepte nicht nur auf globale Machtverschiebungen, sondern auch auf geopolitische Regionalisierung hinweisen. Entsprechend...

Given the importance of the assertion or prevention of regional leadership for the future global order, this paper examines the strategies and resources being used to assert regional leadership as well as the reactions of other states within and outside the respective regions. Secondary powers...

Die klimapolitische Position der USA hat sich seit der Übernahme des Präsidentenamtes durch Barack Obama grundlegend gewandelt. Dies betrifft sowohl innenpolitische Entwicklungen als auch den außenpolitischen Auftritt in zwischenstaatlichen und internationalen Klimaverhandlungen. Die...

How can weaker states influence stronger ones? This article offers a case study of one recent exercise in coalition building among Southern middle powers, the "India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum". The analysis outlines five major points: first, it argues that the three emerging...

As the conception of and debates on regional powers have been led by political science, this paper aims to contribute to the discussion from an economics perspective. Based on the discussion of different concepts of economic power - such as those of Schumpeter, Perroux, Predöhl, or Kindleberger...

In the course of the last decade, the IBSA states (India, Brazil, South Africa) have increased their weight in the shifting global order, particularly in economic affairs. Can the same be said about the IBSA states' position in the international security hierarchy? After locating the IBSA...

In the course of the last decade, the IBSA states (India, Brazil, South Africa) have increased their weight in the shifting global order, particularly in economic affairs. Can the same be said about the IBSA states' position in the international security hierarchy? After locating the IBSA...