China, the 'rise of the rest' and the remaking of the international space order in a multiplex world.

Multiplexity is a promising but underdeveloped concept that describes the shift towards a post-hegemonic global order, which is more decentred, diversified and pluralistic, yet deeply interdependent and increasingly shaped by non-western agency. This article is the first to apply and to reassess the...

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Publicado en:International Affairs Vol. 102; no. 2; pp. 389 - 409
Autor principal: Stroikos, Dimitrios
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Mar2026
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