The Multipolar World Order
The post-Cold War unipolar moment has definitively ended. China challenges US economic and technological dominance. The BRICS alliance has expanded and is developing alternative financial infrastructure. Regional powers like India, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia pursue independent foreign policies. International institutions like the UN and WTO struggle to adapt to the new reality. Trade is increasingly organized along geopolitical lines rather than pure economics. The question is whether competition leads to conflict or coexistence.