Transitioning world order the shift towards multipolarity and the contemporary international dynamics

Abstract

The central argument of the study will be based on identifying the power configuration which currently characterises the international system. The study will be directed at di splaying how the World Order of today is undergoing a transition from Unipolarity towards Multipolatity. However, neither have Unipolar elements seized to be nor Multipolatity has been entirely established. The contemporary World Order is thus a combination of both the Unipolar and Multipolar systems. Identifying the type of polarity that constitutes the world has become the new focus for the scholars of international relations. While one school of thought claims Unipolar system to still mark the systemic realm; others propagate the view that the present international system is Multipolar in nature. The major argument of this study is that the World Order of today is in a transition from a Unipolar to a Multipolar system. The study thus views how the contemporary system is different from the one which preceded it. Moreover, the study also provides an analysis regarding the prospects of peace and stability and those of war and instabi lity that may characterize the future Multipolar world order. Recognizing the nature of power configuration the internation al system carries may aid in a better understanding of the actions states are pursuing and the developments that are undergoing in the current times, as well as will help us examine a pattern for improved analysis.