Whither American hegemony? A look at the multipolar world to come, from Harry Harding, Ali M. Ansari, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, David Shambaugh, Deepa Ollapally, Richard J. Samuels, Riordan Roett, Evelyn Goh, Hanns W. Maull and Henry R. Nau.
"It's a great huge game of chess that's being played-all over the world-if this is the world at all, you know."
*The theme and quotes for this symposium are adapted from the works of Lewis Carroll, particularly Alice in Wonderland. Illustrations by John Tenniel are reproduced from the original texts with thanks to Project Gutenberg and the Lewis Carroll Society.
DESPITE ALL the talk of a "unipolar moment" after the end of the cold war, the United States is more likely to face a multipolar world, one not only where China and the European Union can be expected to play a greater role, but that is also marked by the resurgence of Japan and Russia; the rise of India, Brazil and Iran; and the emergence of another regional bloc, ASEAN.
