Within world order the accommodation process is not a

not in the same disposition of placement as regional order is. Within world order , the
accommodation process is not a covenant of dealings of all the actors, participating
on the global arena. It is likely that the actors – partaking in a regional security-
setting – have a similar share of influence
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More often than not, the primary system is not as keen on intervening and
influencing all the regional institutional settlements as in the Cold War period. This
kind of systemic behavior is considered unipolar passivism – which is the systemic
hegemon’s unwillingness to control even the remotest systemic areas and engage into
full dominance. In the past decades, regionalists have delineated some answers for
this new turning point in International Relations Studies.
First of all, the world’s remaining superpower after the Cold War, the United
States does not have at its disposal excessive resources to waste. This situation applies
to great powers, also. Actually, the United States and the world’s great powers are
more likely to concentrate their resources on intervention ventures in regions that
fall into their most focal spheres of interest
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, rather than on regions that do not bear
the same strategic importance. To prevent the dilution of force projecting capacities,
there is an evident great power retrenchment from the regions (apud Lemke:2002).
Secondly, territoriality and geographic juxtaposition are still an undisputed
trademark of world affairs. States are more interested in interacting and perpetuating
positive links with their close neighbors, rather than initiating avenues of security
and cooperation with distant states (apud Kelly:2007). This also stands for conflicting
relationships and tensioned inter-state relations. Disagreements and conflicts can
more frequently escalate between neighboring states.
Thirdly, the regional security dynamics has an unprecedented intensity. The
fixed geographical references that states have can, first of all, be enhanced, enlarged,
reduced or updated through interactions with bordering states, or with states
pertaining to the same region.
Fourthly, great power interventions in regional security dynamics are often
mediated by regional actors. In order to establish a new regional order, reinforce
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The share of influence may not be equal, but, undoubtedly the level is comparable to the set off of
the ambit of world/global influence;
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Regions that seem attractive because of their economic potential or regions with which the bilateral
dialogue has been more intense;

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an already existent fragile regional order, re-instate norms and principles eradicated
by revisionist endogenous powers or promote their own interests, great powers
need regional support. This support can best be acquired through regional alliances
or through bilateral relations with those states that have the most preponderant
influence upon order-producing concerns.