Between Polycentrism and Bipolarity

... interests. While multipolarity absolutizes the term ‘sovereignty’ of different centers of power, multipolarity envisages mutual restriction of the sovereign rights of states for the sake of preserving the stability of the entire system. While a multipolar world is built of blocs counterbalancing each other, a multilateral world is built on the basis of international regimes that complement each other. While multipolarity is in search of ways to assert the systemic privileges of frontrunners, multilaterality is focused on identifying new opportunities for those ...