Evaluation of the Essay on the Future of the American Empire in the Current Period from the Point of View of the Supporters of the Decline School

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PhD student of International Relations, University of Tehran, Department of Law and Political Science, Tehran, Iran.

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Supporters of the decline of American power have raised three main arguments regarding the decline of this country: a; America's power has declined, B; Great powers inevitably decline, P; One of the consequences of America's decline will be political instability and economic disorder in the international system. In her article in 1988, Susan Strange disagreed with the propositions of America's decline supporters and presented her arguments to refute these theories. The purpose of this article is to evaluate Strange's arguments in the current state of the international system and it intends to examine and evaluate the claims of the supporters of the decline school based on her article. Therefore, this question is raised: Is there a reasonable basis for defending America's superpower and hegemony at the current stage or can the supporters of the decline school prove their claim with more arguments? Using the process tracing method, the current research has proposed the hypothesis that although American hegemony was established after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, but gradually and with the emergence of claimants, American power has declined. The findings of the research, while rejecting Strange's claim in different dimensions and areas, show that the European Union in the cultural dimension, Russia in the military dimension and China in the economic dimension are the most important challengers of American hegemony and in the future power will be transferred from the West to the East.

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American Strategic Studies
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
Autumn 2023
September 2024
Pages 153-182

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  • Receive Date: 07 December 2023
  • Revise Date: 27 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 27 August 2024

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