Transformation of international relations - between change and continuity:Introduction

International relations, as every other scientific discipline, tries to be autonomous; however, that depends on its relationship with time and space. The current situation characterized by post-cold war and globalization real ities constitutes an opportunity for the heuristic reinvention of internati onal relations (IR). The reformulation Of IR is neither a rejection of the old, nor a worship of the new; it is a reflection of the dynamics affecting international relations through both process and relational analyses.