Great Power Competition: Ideological Struggles and Their Impact on Global Stability

Ari Harmoko; Rodon Pedrason; Sudibyo Sudibyo

doi:10.55227/ijhess.v5i2.1928

Authors

Ari Harmoko education
Rodon Pedrason
Sudibyo Sudibyo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55227/ijhess.v5i2.1928

Keywords:

Great Power Competition, Ideological Rivalry, Foreign Policy, International Relations, U.S.-China Rivalry

Abstract

This study examines contemporary great power competition (GPC) as a multidimensional contest driven, importantly, by ideological struggles. This study portrays that global strategic behavior and major power rivalry arenas are guided by ideological influences rather than customary material forces in realism paradigm through analyzing how U.S. Liberal Internationalism and Chinese Embedded Authoritarianism function as key drivers in global systemic economic competition and political governance tech wars. The research conducts a qualitative method with descriptive analysis approach to garner a better understanding of GPC complex phenomenon which then to answer the research questions. The findings indicate that contemporary GPC in ideology, particularly between the “U.S. liberal democracy and China’s embedded authoritarianism,” is a distinct multiplex concept rather than a Cold War extension version. This ideology influence strategic behavior and foreign policy decision-making of the U.S. and China in their international politics. This research identify that, in recent development, their competition unfold in three domains: economy, technology, and the global governance. In conclusion, this ideological competition profoundly impacts global stability by eroding the authority of international institutions and increasing the risk of armed conflict. Therefore a comprehending global politics in the future requires an integrated theoretical framework where the ideological realm becomes the focal point of analysis, which can be applied in navigating a bipolar reality.

Author Biographies

Rodon Pedrason

Lecturer in the Master's program at the Indonesian Defense University

Sudibyo Sudibyo

Lecturer in the Master's program at the Indonesian Defense University

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