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The international system which was characterized by its bipolar structure until the end of the systemic conflict undergoes a process of change. New regional power centres seem to emerge in various parts of the world. Those centres have begun to position themselves in different roles in their regions. China seems to be on its way towards a position as hegemon in the Asia-Pacific region. India is trying to determine its foreign policy under new auspices after the end of the concept of non-aligned states. Brazil seems to be using its geostrategic position to dominate the South American continent. Those are some examples of the change in the international system from bipolarity to multipolarity. In order to restructure the international community, several approaches can be discussed. Will the United States of America be the world's only superpower? Or, will the United Nations be able to provide collective security? The lectures presented at the Summer Course on International Security 1997 attempt to at least partially answer these questions.

This book contains 12 papers which have been presented at the 15th International Summer Course on National Security at the University of Kiel in 1995. The course focused on the international system five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. This event has ended the socalled post-war period. The new era, however, will not lead to eternal peace - as events in former Yugoslavia and parts of the former Soviet Union are demonstrating daily. New conflicts, risks, threats, uncertainties will occur, and new strategies will be required. This book tries to analyze the new international system and attempts to give first answers on future challenges.