Power in the 21st century international security and international political economy in a changing world

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Theoretical Considerations about Power -- Power Shift? Power in International Relations and the Allegiance of Middle Powers / Enrico Fels -- Hegemony and Power in the Global War on Terrorism / Anna Cornelia Beyer -- Are You Pondering What I Am Pondering? Understanding the Conditions Under Which States Gain and Loose Soft Power / Gitika Commuri -- Towards a New Understanding of Structural Power: "Structure Is What States Make of It" / Andrej Pustovitovskij and Jan-Frederik Kremer -- Part 2. Power and International S -- Nuclear Weapons and Power in the 21st Century / Stephan Frühling and Andrew O'Neil -- Three Worlds of Natural Resources and Power / Jost Wübbeke -- The Military Balance in the Baltic Sea Region: Notes on a Defunct Concept / Magnus Christiansson -- The Monopoly of Violence in the Cyber Space: Challenges of Cyber Security / Roxana Georgiana Radu -- Evaluating Maritime Power: The Example of China / Sarah Kirchberger -- Drones as Future Air Power Assets: The Dawn of Aviation 2.0? / Louis-Marie Clouet -- Part 3. Power and International Political Economy -- The International Monetary System: Diffusion and Ambiguity / Benjamin J. Cohen -- Leaders in Need of Followers: Emerging Powers in Global Governance / Stefan A. Schirm -- A Power Through Trade? The European Union and Democracy Promotion in ACP States / Dennis Nottebaum -- Power Shift: Economic Realism and Economic Diplomacy on the Rise / Maaike Okano-Heijmans and Maaike Okano-Heijmans -- Exploring China's Rise as Knowledge Power / Maximilian Mayer.