The Breaking of the Unipolar World – A Move Toward Multipolarity

The world community is undergoing an irreversible transition towards multipolarity, driven by the weakening of US and Western influence, the rise of the economic and political power of Global South countries, and the emergence of new centers of power seeking an equitable international order.

Recently, a large number of scholars have leaned toward the conclusion that three main centers of the modern world—China, the United States, and Russia (which possesses the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons)—are now clearly manifesting their influence. Today, the world media is discussing the possibility of a trilateral summit of China, Russia, and the United States in the upcoming November during the APEC meeting in China.

Even the American press writes about the growing role of China, whose economic might is felt in literally every single region of the globe. Whilst Western Europe per se, in current conditions, is increasingly characterized as a fading center of the world, situated on the periphery of the historical process.

The current American administration is doing its utmost to hold back the process of restructuring international affairs toward multilateralism, using coercive levers of influence (sanctions, direct military attacks, blackmail, economic pressure, the capture or killing of leaders, and so on), combined with strategic manipulation of the mass media. In the end, all of this only accelerates the formation of a multipolar world. This trend, in particular, manifests itself in the fact that middle powers and regional blocs are increasingly taking the initiative to bridge governance gaps: Trumpism, unwittingly, is helping to create a realistic system capable of addressing current geopolitical challenges.

Two Summits – New Steps Toward Multipolarity

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