1st Edition

The World Corona Changed US, China and Middle Powers in the New International Order

By Renato G. Flôres Jr. Copyright 2022
110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

This concise book addresses the new geopolitical realm which will ensue from the coronavirus pandemic, exploring how the main international actors will position themselves in the post-Covid-19 realities. Contrary to some analysts, the author argues that, rather than an acceleration of existing or latent trends, the post-coronavirus world will present novel and otherwise unexpected features and... Read more

1. Introduction: Two Guiding Axes, Multiple Actors and Shifting Alliances

2. The China–US Relationship

3. Reaction I: The Fate of International Institutions

4. Reaction II: Placing the Other Countries

5. A Main Issue and a Major Example: The Digital Complex

6. Outlining Scenarios: Dynamic Sketches, Detailed Analyses

7. Conclusion

Biography

Renato G. Flôres Jr. is Director of the International Intelligence Unit and Professor in the Graduate School of Economics at the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.