Evolutionary Stable Global Orders: Co-Relational Power and Multilateral Security Organisations
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Evolutionary Stable Global Orders : Co-Relational Power and Multilateral Security Organisations. / Baciu, Cornelia; Kunertova, Dominika.
In: Journal of Contemporary European Research, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2022, p. 149-165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Evolutionary Stable Global Orders
T2 - Co-Relational Power and Multilateral Security Organisations
AU - Baciu, Cornelia
AU - Kunertova, Dominika
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Drawing on a Foucauldian philosophy of thought, this article proposes a novel concept in the study of evolutionary stable global orders:co-relational power. Co-relational power issubstantively understood asa form ofnon-zero sumpower. Non-zero sum or positive power is defined as the situation in whichthe power of one actor is not detrimental to the power of another actor, but it is insteada sum of asymptoticinteractions between actors. We argue that, in a contextof competitive multipolarity, multilateralsecurityorganisations,such as NATO and the EU, seek to adapt and to develop progressive and evolutionary grand strategiesthat canremain stable over time.This becomes a prerequisite for institutional survival.Our analysis shows that both NATO and the EU face geopolitical dilemmas while they seek to adapt to novelinternational ordersand constellationsof threats. The contribution of this article is twofold. First, itproduces new knowledgeabout the conceptual underpinningsand practical implications of theconcept of co-relational power. Second, itgeneratesnew insights on the design and foundationsof progressive strategies and evolutionary stable global environments.
AB - Drawing on a Foucauldian philosophy of thought, this article proposes a novel concept in the study of evolutionary stable global orders:co-relational power. Co-relational power issubstantively understood asa form ofnon-zero sumpower. Non-zero sum or positive power is defined as the situation in whichthe power of one actor is not detrimental to the power of another actor, but it is insteada sum of asymptoticinteractions between actors. We argue that, in a contextof competitive multipolarity, multilateralsecurityorganisations,such as NATO and the EU, seek to adapt and to develop progressive and evolutionary grand strategiesthat canremain stable over time.This becomes a prerequisite for institutional survival.Our analysis shows that both NATO and the EU face geopolitical dilemmas while they seek to adapt to novelinternational ordersand constellationsof threats. The contribution of this article is twofold. First, itproduces new knowledgeabout the conceptual underpinningsand practical implications of theconcept of co-relational power. Second, itgeneratesnew insights on the design and foundationsof progressive strategies and evolutionary stable global environments.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Co-relational power
KW - Evolutionary Stability
KW - Foucault (Michel)
KW - NATO
KW - Eu
KW - international organizations
KW - Progressive Grand Strategy
KW - Transatlantic Relations
U2 - 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1210
DO - 10.30950/jcer.v18i1.1210
M3 - Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 149
EP - 165
JO - Journal of Contemporary European Research
JF - Journal of Contemporary European Research
SN - 1815-347X
IS - 1
ER -
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