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T1 The Palestinian Authority and the Reconfigured World Order: Between Multilateralism, Unilateralism, and Dependency Relationships
A1 Quevedo Abu-tarbush, José
A1 Gijón Mendigutía, Mar
K1 dependency relationships
K1 international system
K1 legitimacy
K1 Middle East
K1 multilateralism
K1 Palestine Liberation Organization;
K1 Palestinian Authority
K1 unilateralism
K1 unipolarity
K1 world order
AB Against the backdrop of changes in the power structure of the international system at the end of the twentieth century, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) entered into a peace process with Israel in 1993. Initially characterized by theinfluence of a multilateral order and then by the unipolar order dominated by the United States, in addition to the asym‐metry of power between the two parties, the process ended up failing. The heir to that political legacy, the Palestinian Authority (PA), has tried to compensate for this weakness—despite its dependency relationships—with an international‐ization strategy the continued advance of which appears to be severely limited. Added to this is the setback brought about by the political and diplomatic offensive of the Trump administration (2017–2021), one of unilateral support for Israel andabsolute Palestinian exclusion. However, the increasing reconfiguration of the world order, the arrival of the new Biden administration, and the receptiveness of the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes in Palestine seem toindicate a new political juncture. In this situation, the PA could also try to counterbalance the power asymmetry by seeking greater involvement from countries such as Russia, which has returned to the region as a great power, and China, whosepresence there is growing. In turn, the PA will have to deal with different issues (unity, elections, a renewal of leadership) and try to boost its political legitimacy and international alliances to three ends: the prominence and reactivation of thePA, the recognition of Palestine as a state with in situ results, and international protection from Israeli policies.
SN 2183–2463
YR 2022
FD 2022
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