UNITED STATES’ STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN UNIPOLAR HEGEMONY IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER AND ITS CHALLENGES
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This study analyzes the strategies adopted by the United States (US) to maintain its unipolar dominance in an evolving multipolar world order, along with the challenges it faces. The US seeks to reinforce its global leadership through initiatives such as the proposed Board of Peace, military interventions, and extensive global military presence. Its defense capabilities, overseas military bases, and strategic interventions demonstrate its continued reliance on hard power to influence global politics and deter rival states. Additionally, US economic dominance—centered on the global role of the dollar and its influence over institutions like the IMF and World Bank—remains a key pillar of its hegemony. However, this dominance is increasingly challenged by the rise of China, the resurgence of Russia, and the growing influence of emerging powers like India, along with alternative platforms such as BRICS. The study concludes that the global order is in a transitional phase, shifting from unipolarity toward a more complex and competitive multipolar system.
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DAS, S. (2026). United States’ Strategies to Maintain Unipolar Hegemony in a Multipolar World Order and its Challenges. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(04). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.448
DAS, SUTAPA. "United States’ Strategies to Maintain Unipolar Hegemony in a Multipolar World Order and its Challenges." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 04, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.448.
DAS, SUTAPA. "United States’ Strategies to Maintain Unipolar Hegemony in a Multipolar World Order and its Challenges." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 04 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.448.
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