The Impact of the US Power Cycle on the World Order

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1 PhD student in Political Science (Political Thought), Faculty of Law and Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

2 International Relations Department, Tarbiat Modares University,

Abstract

The power cycle demonstrates the rise and fall of major powers, and consequently, the desired world order weakens with the decline of the power cycle. The purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between the power cycle and the American world order. The issue at hand is what impact the power cycle of the US has on the world order, and the question raised is how the US power cycle has influenced the American world order on the international stage. Based on the hypothesis that if the power of the US declines, the world order will also decline with it. The relative decline of the US in the power cycle and the relative decline of the new global order indicate that the international system is moving towards multipolar dynamism. The results also indicate that as the US goes through the decline phase of the power cycle, the new global order is also weakened on the scale of the power cycle. Factors such as the 2008 financial crisis, the US presence in high-cost wars after September 11, as well as the relative share of power in the global system with the rise of global powers such as India, China, and Japan, and the emergence of regional and trans-regional powers such as Iran and Russia in the international system have confronted America with relative decline in the power cycle, which has also confronted the new global order with relative decline. The research method used in this study is the correlation method, based on a descriptive-analytical approach, and the data collection method is library-based and documentary.

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American Strategic Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9
January 2024
Pages 11-45

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  • Receive Date: 11 December 2022
  • Revise Date: 30 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 31 December 2023

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