%0 Journal Article %T LA CONFIGURACI¨®N DEL PODER EN EL SISTEMA INTERNACIONAL CONTEMPOR¨˘NEO %A Ghotme %A Rafat %J Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X in this article we will see that the contemporary international system is characterized by a set of power relations that approximates the model of unipolar hegemony in its descent phase and the model of classical balance of power on the rise. while acknowledging a growing global interdependence, the fundamental interests still collide and lives on an strategic competition for survival and accumulation of power. %K structure of power %K international system %K hegemony %K balance of power %K competition %K cooperation. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1909-30632011000100003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en