Peer-reviewed article in special issue of Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies on Canada-Russia relations (published 15 April 2021).
Abstract: With the resumption of great power rivalry, the Western-led liberal order appears to have failed to become synonymous with global order itself. Russia’s “pivot to the east” and its deepening partnership with China have raised fundamental questions concerning the future role and pre-eminence of liberal states – including Canada – in the emerging global order. Given dueling European and Eurasian elements of Russian identity and foreign policy discourse, Russia remains a good case study for probing the extent to which a future world order can root itself in a monist frame in today’s pluralistic world. This paper explores this question from a perspective rooted in the English School of International Relations, with the aim of deriving conclusions regarding the liberal international order’s ability to maintain its hegemonic position in global international society.
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To cite this article: Zachary Paikin, “Western Hegemony and Russia’s Eurasian Turn: Probing the Liberal Order’s Place in Contemporary International Society”, Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies, 14(1) 2020: 6-29.
Dr. Zachary Paikin is a Researcher at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels and a Nonresident Research Fellow with the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy in Toronto.