Unilateralism and multilateralism

In order to redefine the current debate on “multilateralism and unilateralism” that the US war against Iraq has fostered, the author addresses such questions as: what multilateralism and unilateralism are, when the US trend towards unilateralism emerged, how the US unilateralism can be explained, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Espinosa, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Comentario Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/173
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/173
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estados Unidos
multilateralismo
unilateralismo
ONU
Consejo de Seguridad
unipolaridad
multipolaridad.
United States
multilateralism
unilateralism
UN
Security Council
unipolarity
multipolarity
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Sumario:In order to redefine the current debate on “multilateralism and unilateralism” that the US war against Iraq has fostered, the author addresses such questions as: what multilateralism and unilateralism are, when the US trend towards unilateralism emerged, how the US unilateralism can be explained, and whether multilateralism is synonymous with multipolarity. In addition, it considers which of both approaches is more efficient in order to achieve the challenge of global security. The author also criticizes the idealized view of multilateralism and analyzes its implications for Latin America.