Regress of the West and the Emerging of New World Order: The Case of NATO

Abstract

— ABSTRACT — Uncertainty is the notion that can be a one-word description of the state of global affairs� Tensions in the world order architecture are symptoms of its ongoing transformation� The purpose of the article is to explore the reasons, manifestations and direction of this change� The prime assumption of the analysis is the regress of the West� NATO as a strategic bridge between two centers of the West – Europe and the United States – is subjected to scientific investigation to examine its possible role in reestablishment of the relative power of the West and regaining its defining capabilities in the world order in statu nascendi � The analysis is supplemented by two scenarios of possible trajectories of world order transformation�