AI and International Relations: A New Balance of Power in a New World Order
Abstract
In this paper, we will discuss three main topics on AI and international relations. First, we will describe how AI is influencing international relations. Second, we will be highlighting international society post-COVID-19. Third, we will try to underline the challenges imposed by all these changes. The new balance of power is based on smart power and new types of war. The balance of power swings between geostrategic interests and those linked to the global governance of virtual space and the race to technological sovereignty. In conclusion, the role of diplomacy is an important and urgent condition to manage all the changes which characterize this new multipolar world order.
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