Unipolarity

G-7 and BRICS Visions of the Future: Cooercive Geopolitics or Multilateral Cooperation

[Prefatory Note: A modified version of this post was published in CounterPunch on September 8, 2023, which itself is a reconfigured version appearing earlier on TMS (Transcend Media Service) on September 4th. Neither version considers the relevance of the Delhi meeting of the G-20, which represents a weaker and somewhat overlapping grouping compared to either […]

Westphalian Logic and Geopolitical Prudence in the Nuclear Age

[Prefatory Note: The following post was published in a somewhat modified form in COUTERPUNCH, May 20, 2022. Its main theme is the contrasting normative logics derived from law (Westphalian logic)  on one side, and power politics (geopolitical logic) on the other side. The regulatory guidance of law derives from agreement and interpretation, and that of power politics, […]