Abstract:
The world has experienced different moments in great power politics. Such as bipolarity (1945-1989), unipolarity (1989-2014) and we have entered a multipolar phase (2014-onwards).
In this phase, the United States of America, the People´s Republic of China and the Russian Federation are the three most relevant actors that seek to maintain and increase their international power.
This conference focuses on the current moment, starting by the second term for President Donald Trump which is speeding up international change. The weakening of the transatlantic alliance, following the wars in Ukraine and Palestine takes the international environment to a different scenario which is worth analyzing.
Which includes President Trump´s expansionist intentions with Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal, as well as the European Union´s intention to form a stronger alliance that will be most likely stopped by the competition between Germany and France.
These topics will be developed using Theory of International Relations.
Biography:
Andrés DE CASTRO is an Associate Professor in International Relations and Security Studies at Spain´s largest public university, UNED. He obtained his PhD summa cum laude in 2015 (UNED) and graduated Law School at the University of Salamanca (Spain). He has held multiple academic roles internationally as senior management (Head of Department, Vice-Director of a Research Center, Head of PhD studies, Head of Masters Programs as well as faculty roles in Chile, Ecuador, Iraq, USA and Spain. He has supervised twelve PhD thesis and has produced more than seventy academic publications, including:
de Castro, A., Mayer, A., Gaona-Prieto, R., & Bañares-Martin, C. (2024). Exporting security to Africa at its most volatile: the GAR-SI Sahel project and the role of Spain’s Guardia Civil in rebuilding Sahelian security. African Identities.
de Castro, A., Gaona Prieto, R., & Antón, J.-I. (2024). International cooperation in police training: evaluation of a European Union programme for African gendarmes. Security Journal, 37(3), 654-670.
The world has experienced different moments in great power politics. Such as bipolarity (1945-1989), unipolarity (1989-2014) and we have entered a multipolar phase (2014-onwards).
In this phase, the United States of America, the People´s Republic of China and the Russian Federation are the three most relevant actors that seek to maintain and increase their international power.
This conference focuses on the current moment, starting by the second term for President Donald Trump which is speeding up international change. The weakening of the transatlantic alliance, following the wars in Ukraine and Palestine takes the international environment to a different scenario which is worth analyzing.
Which includes President Trump´s expansionist intentions with Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal, as well as the European Union´s intention to form a stronger alliance that will be most likely stopped by the competition between Germany and France.
These topics will be developed using Theory of International Relations.