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09/09/2016

Understand the power to understand security in the XXI century.- Enrique de Vega González

The study of power in the international system has been the subject of prolific studies by prominent scholars, such as Nye, Kissinger, Bremmer, Zakaria, Naim, Friedman or Kaplan, amongst others. Moreover, loads of literature have been written about specific aspects, such as terrorist groups or the geopolitics of energy. However, the key of this document shall be on the multidisciplinary focus to the concept of power, thereby systematically incorporating to the study of power variables and actors which are rarely included, so as to create a comprehensive model. Therefore, the present document is due to study the concept of power in contemporary International Relations: how it is composed of different variables and how it is exerted by a multitude of actors. Therefore, the main trends in the use of power, as well as the main challenges for the rest of the century will be underlined.

Author:  Enrique de Vega González

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