The principles, values and manifestations of multilateralism, including the United Nations, are under sustained scrutiny and assault. Their performance and effectiveness are questioned, as are their decision-making procedures and their representation according to 21st century standards of...

The politics of contestation on the part of secondary regional powers such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela towards Brazil as the regional leader oscillate between competition and cooperation, inasmuch as the South American region has one regional power and is a zone of negative peace...

China und Deutschland sind wichtige Staaten im internationalen Gefüge. Während Deutschland zu einer der führenden Nationen in Europa gehört, ist China eine neue aufstrebende Macht in Asien. Beide Länder sehen sich derzeit vergleichbaren nationalen wie internationalen Herausforderungen...