International Crises Management: Great Power's Experiences and Approaches

This article tries to study great power's experiences, methods, and styles for international crises management in the past and the uses of them in the transition period of the international system and the complicated situation of the post - Cold War period. Obviously, experiences and approaches of the great powers regarding international crises management result from their respective military, political, and economic power and also their strategic culture. But what is important here is the developments in the structure ofthe international system. This article tries to answer the question that whether the structure of the international system has any effect on the great power's decision – making structure regarding international crises management. This article examines the two characteristics of the crises occurred during the post-Cold War era: diversity of their range and their frequency. On the other hand, there are specific complexities in the greatpowers style of crises management in terms of their competition as well ascooperation for settling the crises. Finally, the commonalities and differences between crisis management methods employed by each great power during the post – Cold War era, are discussed