World Order Transition and the Atlantic Area

Fulvio Attinà is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Relations, and Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam at the University of Catania, Italy. Attinà is a former Chair of the Italian Association of Political Science (SISP). Furthermore, he served in the governing bodies of ECPR, ISA and the Italian ECSA. His research focuses on world order transition, the EU’s management of the migration crisis, multilateral security, and humanitarian and emergency actions.

• Introduction.- Part One - World order transition.- The World Order Lifecycle and the Emerging World Power Competition.- Friction, Competition, or Cooperation? Menu of Choice for the United States and China – A Power Transition Perspective - A fresh outlook to order transition and the Transatlantic Partnership: The Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) perspective.- Part Two - The Atlantic Area.- Donald Trump and NATO: Limitations on the power of an unpredictable president Transcending the Rift? Realism, Transatlantic Relations, and American Grand Strategy.- World Order Transformation and Regional Security: The Transatlantic Adaptation and Change.- Transition and middle power. Turkey’s strategic autonomy on the Atlantic Area border with the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Horn of Africa From Enemies to Cousins with Undefended Border – A Formation of North American Security Community.- China’s economic presence in the Baltic states and Belarus: economic statecraft amidst the great powers’ competition.- Conclusions.