The United States and China the dispute of the Twenty-First Century. Is it just power?

Abstract

The hegemonic dispute between the US and China, a key contemporary event, leads us to reflect on the future of the global order. Traditional resources of power (political, economic and military), inexorably, will be present. In this context, specific variables will influence the process, with emphasis on leadership in the scientific-technological segment, the balance of military power, alliance policies and the central ideational factors that characterize the different worldviews. As the aforementioned dispute gains momentum, the accurate reading of events of a cyclical nature and their connections with outstanding structural issues in international relations grows in importance. The resulting analyzes will support the inevitable reordering of national strategies. This article aims to unveil the aforementioned variables, relating them in cause and effect to the dominant Western-centric strategic thinking. The conclusion seeks to portray some challenges related to the eventual construction of a new global order.