Dimensiunea VUCA în reconfigurarea ordinii internaționale contemporane [Articol]

Abstract

In a global environment increasingly defined by volatility and uncertainty, the core pillars of the post-war liberal international order—grounded in multilateralism, institutionalism, and compliance with international law—are facing growing contestation. Against the backdrop of multiplying global crises—ranging from hybrid armed conflicts, geopolitical instability, and power rivalries among major international actors to transnational threats such as pandemics, climate change, and technological revolutions—the VUCA paradigm provides a novel analytical lens through which the evolving dynamics of the international order can be interpreted. The acronym VUCA is progressively gaining recognition as a valuable conceptual framework for assessing the contemporary international landscape. This article seeks to elucidate the key characteristics of the emerging international order, marked by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity—elements that define the so-called new VUCA world.