"The Unipolar Moment"

This page lists my Social Science Research Network (SSRN) working papers addressing the subject of the "unipolar moment" of the 1990s--the rationale behind it, the expectations of its long endurance, the contrast between those expectations and the reality with which analysts are now grappling.

"The Mood of America in the 1990s: A Note on the American Political Imagination After the Cold War." (2024)

"U.S. Gross World Product Share in the 1990s and The Anticipations of a Unipolar Era." (2022)

"The Unipolar Moment and the Inflated Technological Expectations of the 1990s: A Note." (2022)

"The 'Information Age' Narrative and the Deflection of the Declinist Critique: A Note on the Tech Boom of the 1990s and Its Impact on American Politics." (2023)

"'The 1990s Are Over': A Note on the Decline of Neoliberalism and the End of Unipolarity." (2022)

"Economic Boom Without End: Visions of Unipolarity and the Shock of the Twenty-First Century." (2022)

"The Waning of Unipolarity in the Military Sphere: A Note." (2022)

"The End of the Unipolar Moment: Revisiting the Issue in the Wake of the Russo-Ukrainian War." (2022)

"What Do We Mean By Unipolarity? A Note on China's Place in the International System." (2024)