New Geometries of War and Peace in a Geopolitical Transition

Peace and war are not antithetical stages in the relations between states, but rather interrelated processes that do not reach an absolute level in reality: there is no peace without situations of conflict (whether more or less cold or hot) nor conflict without moments of peace (whether more or less stable or unstable). This panel aims to address these situations of war/peace—from the bloody war with Iran, to the cold peace with its NATO allies, to the warm war with China, just to mention the processes in which the United States is involved—in a particular period such as the one we have entered, which so many authors describe as one of global disorder, and which some identify as a geopolitical transition following the order of militarized globalization that succeeded the Cold War. New geometries of global power are being created—with new institutions like the Trump’s Board of Peace or the Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative—, and old ones are being dismantled—the days of self-determination of peoples and development seem that passed away—, which can confer new meanings on peace and war. Therefore, reflections on the geopolitics of war and peace today are welcome, especially case studies that illustrate the issue.