International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

International Quarterly of Foreign Relations

Post-Corona, the Decline of the US Hegemony and the Rise of Regional Worlds

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mostafa Bayat 1
kianoush kiakojouri 2
Morteza Bayat 3
Yaser Barkhordari 1
1 Ph.D. in Political Science, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Ph.D. in Political Science, Tehran University of Science and Research, Tehran, Iran.
3 Ph.D. in Political Science, Allameh Tabatabai University Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The most important feature of the second decade of the 21st century is the gradual decline of the relative power of the United States. Most of the factors that have led to America's global power are changing and moving in the direction that has led to the decline of American hegemony. Regional governance is therefore necessary to manage the instability caused by the decline of American hegemony and the need to face global complexities. This governance is based on regional institutions, norms and organizations that replace global institutions. The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical. The main question of the present study is what are the symptoms of the decline of American hegemony and What is the alternative to American hegemony in the post-Corona? The main hypothesis is that the decline of US hegemony has been revealed in three areas: political, economic and military, and with the decline of US hegemony, regional worlds, including Iran, will be a good alternative. The main purpose of this article is to examine the decline of American hegemony in post-Corona and its alternative. The components of US hegemony, which are defined in three areas: political, economic and military, all three of which are severely affected by the outbreak of the Corona virus (apart from other factors such as China's economic growth, weakening of the values of the international liberal order). It will be the decline of American hegemony and the rise of regional worlds. In this research, a single theory is not followed, but various theories will be proposed and analyzed in line with the purpose of the article.
Keywords
post-Corona
United States
Iran
Declining Hegemony
Regional Worlds

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