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- Systemic Earthquake and the Struggle for World Order
- Systemic Earthquake and the Struggle for World Order
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Conceptual and Methodological Framework
- Part I Systemic Earthquake: Analysis and Consequences of World (Dis)Order
- 1 Traditional, Modern, and Global “World Orders”
- 2 The Roots of World (Dis)Order: Geopolitical, Security, Economic, and Structural Earthquakes in the Post-Cold War Era
- 3 Systemic Earthquake: Fragile National, Regional, and Global Structures
- 4 Systemic Earthquake: Global Powers and the “Multiple Balances of Power” System
- Part II A New Vision: Inclusive Governance
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Systemic Earthquake: Fragile National, Regional, and Global Structures
from Part I - Systemic Earthquake: Analysis and Consequences of World (Dis)Order
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2020
- Systemic Earthquake and the Struggle for World Order
- Systemic Earthquake and the Struggle for World Order
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Conceptual and Methodological Framework
- Part I Systemic Earthquake: Analysis and Consequences of World (Dis)Order
- 1 Traditional, Modern, and Global “World Orders”
- 2 The Roots of World (Dis)Order: Geopolitical, Security, Economic, and Structural Earthquakes in the Post-Cold War Era
- 3 Systemic Earthquake: Fragile National, Regional, and Global Structures
- 4 Systemic Earthquake: Global Powers and the “Multiple Balances of Power” System
- Part II A New Vision: Inclusive Governance
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The intense release of energy by four successive earthquakes that we analysed in the second chapter and the aftershocks they have triggered has rendered seismic dynamism systemic. The most significant feature of this systemic earthquake is the 'fragility' that it has fostered in every component of the system. Fragility is defined as the loss of internal harmony and resistance in the structural components of any order as a result of earthquake impacts.
An analysis at the national, regional and global levels of the fragilities caused by the systemic earthquake process currently under way is of critical importance with respect to developing the ability to conduct a damage assessment of these fragilities, preparing for the possibilities of a surprise collapse, and taking the necessary measures for rehabilitation.
The third chapter examines the effects of the systemic earthquake that has emerged from within this accumulated legacy on national, regional and global structures.
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- Systemic Earthquake and the Struggle for World OrderExclusive Populism versus Inclusive Democracy, pp. 68 - 87Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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