Moving beyond the antimonies of empire and decolonization, superpowers and Cold
War, uni- and multi-polar worlds, mature and emerging nations, the study of
international relations today consists in finding a new paradigm for 21st
century world order. Not ignoring the clash of civilizations and the specter of
a morphed Anglophone Empire haunting the field after what has been described the
'End of History', the essays presented in this volume and written by scholars
working in Indian and European universities in an inter and multi-disciplinary
perspective offer a picture of the strategic realignments and the
reconfiguration of power actually taking place under the combined pressure of
the economic, financial,