简介:Theinternationalsystemhasundergonetwomajortransformationsinmodernhistory,firstfromaloose,scatteredregionalpatternintoacentrallyunifiedglobalstructure,thenfromBritishtoAmericandominationofsuchaglobalarchitecture.Athirdoneisunderway.East-WestcondominiumwillpotentiallyreplacethecurrentUSorWest-ledglobalorder.Basedonhistoricalexperience,thisarticleattemptstomakeaforward-lookinganalysisoftheway,directionandformoftheunfoldingtrajectorythroughexploringthegenerallawgoverningthisprocess.