Abstract: The emergence of the United States (US) as a global hegemony had roots in national and international conditions prior to World War II, that war provided the US with the historical opportunity to establish its global hegemony. United States global hegemony was not only a consequence of economic, political, and military domination, but also a reflection of the diffusion of cultural and ideological values that advanced the role of the United States as a controlling power in the world. Hence, the United States assumed the mantle of legitimacy, wrapped in the cloak of hegemony with its ideological presumptions that “US global dominance was…the natural result of historical progress…, rather than the competitive outcome of political-economic power” (Smith, 2003).This intervention explores the inherent prospects of a dominant unipolar global power as symbolize by the US. The paper provides workable recommendations with respect to what needs to be done in order to maintain global peace. If it is achieved it would boost peace, trade, and enhance the economic condition in the world.
Keywords: Unipolar, United States, Hegemony, Legitimacy, Ideological Presumptions.
Title: The Threats of Unipolar Structure on Global Security and Stability
Author: Etim O. Udoh
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3164 (online), ISSN 2348-3156 (Print)
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