1st Edition

Multipolar Revisionism and Cutting the Cost of American Hegemony The Long-Run is Here

By Hanna Samir Kassab Copyright 2026
128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

Multipolar Revisionism and Cutting the Cost of American Hegemony offers timely analysis of how shifting global power dynamics are reshaping the international order. Grounded in Structural Realism, Hanna Samir Kassab examines how states pursue survival through power accumulation in an increasingly multipolar world. Through detailed case studies, including U.S. foreign policy under Presidents... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Perceived Solution to American Overextension: American Pullback  3. The Cost of American Pull-Back: Russia/China Push-Forward  4. Emerging Middle Powers and Multipolarity  5. Mackinder’s Heartland Thesis and the Belt and Road Initiative  Conclusions

Biography

Hanna Samir Kassab is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Security Studies at East Carolina University. He teaches courses in national security, foreign policy, and global politics. His most recent books, Post-Colonial Realism: Cultural Conflicts, Cuisine, and the Changing International System and Post-Cold War Predictions: Politicism in Practice, are published by Routledge. His journal articles include “Mackinder’s Heartland Thesis and the Belt and Road Initiative: Russia’s Growing Dependence on China in the Aftermath of the Ukraine War” in AUSTRAL: Brazilian Journal of Strategy & International Relations” and “Prestige, Humiliation and Saving Face: National Identity and Great Power Politics” in Contemporary Military Challenges.