Is Europe headed towards nonpolarity? What would that entail for the future stability and security of the continent? Taking its cue from IR debates about the effects of polarity on international order, the article develops conceptual tools and an analytical narrative concerning Europe during the post-Cold War era. It refines the concept of a Great Power by suggesting the notion of ‘ordering agents’ and ponders whether Europe is in danger of drifting towards a period of nonpolarity with no power being able to shoulder the responsibility of ordering and providing good stewardship over Europe.

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非极地欧洲？检查欧洲订购代理下降的原因和驱动因素

欧洲正在走向无极吗？这对非洲大陆未来的稳定和安全有何影响？这篇文章从关于极性对国际秩序影响的 IR 辩论中汲取灵感，开发了关于冷战后时期欧洲的概念工具和分析叙述。它通过提出“命令代理人”的概念来完善大国的概念，并思考欧洲是否有可能走向无极时期，没有任何国家能够承担对欧洲进行命令和提供良好管理的责任。