International institutions and power politics in the context of Chinese Belt and Road Initiative

TL;DR

This paper explores how China and other states use international institutions to advance their power interests within the context of the Belt and Road Initiative, highlighting the strategic manipulation of global governance structures.

Contribution

It analyzes the role of international institutions in power politics, focusing on China's Belt and Road Initiative and how various states adapt these institutions for their gains.

Findings

States leverage international institutions to enhance their power.

China's Belt and Road Initiative influences global power dynamics.

Different types of states adapt institutions to serve their interests.

Abstract

The subject of international institutions and power politics continues to occupy a central position in the field of International Relations and to the world politics. It revolves around key questions on how rising states, regional powers and small states leverage international institutions for achieving social, political, economic gains for themselves. Taking into account one of the rising powers China and the role of international institutions in the contemporary international politics, this paper aims to demonstrate, how in pursuit of power politics, various states (Small, Regional and Great powers) utilise international institutions by making them adapt to the new power realities critical to world politics.