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The transformation
of the international system
We are witnessing a a a a a a a gradual contes- tation of the the established internatio- nal order and therefore many un- certainties regarding its its functioning and its its future Globally the availabi- lity for multilateral multilateral actions is is dimi- nishing at at at at multilateral multilateral level a a a a a a a a a trend that is is manifesting mostly in in in the commercial field International rela- tions tend to to return to to the predilecti- on on on on on for for bilateral action action in in association with a a a a a a a a a a preference for for interaction and negotiation between major powers powers and/or emerging regional powers powers At the the same time the the emergence of strong regional centers and ac- tors which seek to to to devote their own ways of of action is likely to to to to add other elements of of of uncertainty to to the the the func- tioning of of the the the international order as as as we now now know as as as as it was built in in in the the the middle of the the last century to to restore peace on a a a a world scale misinformation manipulation with negative effects including in in in in relati- ons between states Shaping a a a a a multipolar system
which also changes the the economic coordi- nates of of of power favors the the the increase of of of the the potential of of of new actors to to de- sign sign significant international influ- ence States that promote alternati- ve (economic or social) models with a a a a a a a a sufficient degree of viability at least apparently will increase their influence in in in in in in multilateral structures while also aiming to erode including by indirect discrediting the current mechanisms of global governance There is increasing pressure from sometimes diametrically opposed directions to to build a a a a a a new regulatory consensus and reconfigure multila- teral global or or regional structures for cooperation
even if if it is beco- ming more more and more more difficult to to ensure collective effort to to properly address the challenges The pre- dilection for for flexible cooperation
formats will will become increasingly prominent which will will intensify the the tendency of of fragmentation of of the the in- stitutional landscape globally Taking these issues into account we can anticipate a a a a a a a a a phenomenon of of of erosion of of of the the the acquis associated with the the the values and principles of of of the the the „Western world ” The European Uni- on on on (EU) the the United Nations the the Or- ganization for Security and and Co-ope- ration
in Europe (OSCE) and and others are at at different stages of of reflection or or necessary processes of of reform/ adaptation while there is pressure to reform as well the the the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the the Interna- tional Monetary Fund (IMF) Long-seen as a a a a a beneficial intercon-
nection and and generator of prospe-
rity and and progress globalization is turning into an an increasingly contro-
versial phenomenon from the per-
spective of of some effects of of deepe-
ning inequality on on multiple plans intra-societal and international In many societies around the the world there is is is disappointment with with liberal
democratic values with with established political and social functioning ru-
les the the objection being based on on on on the the perception of of of of lack of of of of adequate re- presentation presentation of of of of of all categories of of of of of citi-
zens and and the the lack of of of of representation
of of of their interests in in in political and and so-
cial cial life the the the impossibility of of ensuring
the the desired social or economic equ-
ity etc It is is is is not difficult to imagine
how this kind of dissatisfaction can be easily transposed into ideology
and political cause for extremist populist movements or or can lead to Union will remain the the same strong A successful project
which in turn needs re-calibration the the European