From 1945 to 1991 it was defined by the Cold War – a global conflict between the US and the russian Union.
After the collapse of the russian Union in 1991, the world's order after planet War II experienced a immense change, and the United States emerged as an undisputed global superpower. This era, frequently called the "single-polar moment", lasted from 1991 until Trump's inauguration in 2025.
Yuval Harari is the key advisor to Klaus Schwab, founder of the planet economical Forum (WEF). He late stated that if Trump became president again, "it would likely be a fatal blow to what remained of the global order."
Although I believe it is besides early to announce the end of planet order after planet War II, Trump's return to the White home undoubtedly means 1 of the most crucial changes in global relations since the collapse of the russian Union.
Marco Rubio serves as Secretary of State in the Trump administration and his task is to implement Trump's imagination of America's function on the global stage.
His statements – during interrogations in the legislature and in an interview with writer Megyn Kelly – clearly showed this vision.
This is what Rubio stated during the confirmation hearings (Underlining added:
From the triumphism of the end of the long Cold War, a cross-party consensus emerged that we had reached the “end of history”. That all the nations of Earth will become members of a democratic community led by the West. That abroad policy that serves national interest can now be replaced by 1 that serves the "liberal order of the world". And that all humanity is now destined to abandon national identity and become "one human family" and "citizens of the world".
It wasn't just a fantasy; It was a dangerous illusion.
Here, in America, and in many developed economies around the world, almost spiritual attachment to free and unfettered trade at the expense of our national economy shrunk the mediate class, left the working class in crisis, broke industrial potential, and pushed critical supply chains into the hands of opponents and rivals. The irrational zeal for maximum freedom of movement has led to an historical migration crisis in America and around the planet that threatens the stableness of societies and governments.
While America has besides frequently put the "global order" ahead of its basic national interests, another nations have continued to act as they have always acted and will always act, in what they see as their best interests.
And alternatively of fitting into the post-cold global order, they manipulated it to service their interests at the expense of ours. Welcome to the Communist organization of China in this global order. And they took advantage of all his advantages. But they ignored all his obligations and responsibility. Instead, they lied, cheated, hacked and stole their way into the position of a global superpower, at our expense.
The postwar planet order is not only outdated; It's now a weapon utilized against us.
All of this has led us to the point where we must now face the top hazard of geopolitical instability and of a generational global crisis in the life of anyone who lives here.
Eighty years later, we are called upon to make a free planet out of chaos. It won't be easy. And it will not be possible without a strong and assured America that will engage in the world, putting our basic national interests above everything else.
These are Rubio's remarks to Megyn Kelly (highlight added):
Megyn Kelly: America first?
Secretary Rubio: And that's how the planet always worked. The planet has always acted in specified a way that the Chinese will do what is in the best interests of China, the Russians will do what is in the best interests of Russia, the Chileans will do what is in the best interests of Chile, and the United States must do what is in the best interests of the United States.
Where our interests converge, we have partnerships and alliances; Where our differences are not converging, it is the task of diplomacy to prevent conflicts, while supporting our national interests and knowing that they will support their own. And that was lost.
I think this was lost at the end of the Cold War due to the fact that we were the only power in the world, so we took on the work of becoming in many cases a global government, trying to solve all problem.
And there are terrible things happening in the world. There are besides things that are terrible, and which have a direct impact on our national interest, and we request to refocus them.
So it is not average that the planet has just one-pole power. It was an anomaly. This was the consequence of the end of the Cold War, but you yet reached the point where you had a multipolar world, many large powers in different parts of the planet.
We are dealing with this in the case of China and, to any extent, Russia, and then we have robber states specified as Iran and North Korea, which we must deal with.
So now, more than ever, we must remember that abroad policy should always trust on supporting the national interests of the United States and doing so, as far as possible, avoiding wars and armed conflicts, which have been very costly twice over the last century.
This year they celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of planet War II. I think that if we look at the scale and degree of the harm and fatalities that have occurred, it would be much worse if we had a global conflict now. This could put an end to life on the planet. It sounds like hyperbola, but we've got Now many countries that are able to end life on Earth. So we must work truly hard to avoid armed conflicts as much as possible, but never at the expense of our national interest. This is simply a hard balance. “
Rubio's words reflect Trump's imagination and policy. To be honest, it's a very essential dose of realism and pragmatism.
It is worth highlighting any key points from Rubio's comments:
The thought that the United States can keep the world's single-polar order indefinitely, "was not just a fantasy; It was a dangerous illusion."
"The postwar planet order is not only outdated; It is now a weapon utilized against us."
"We now gotta face the top hazard of geopolitical instability and a generational global crisis in the life of anyone who lives here".
"It's not average that the planet just has one-pole power. It was an anomaly."
"You yet reached the point where you had a multipolar world, many large powers in different parts of the planet".
Although he survived 34 years, the view that the United States could keep the world's single-polar order indefinitely was never realistic.
President Trump seems to realize that maintaining it is not only unrealistic but besides unsupportable. He seems to have decided that it is in the best interests of the United States to decision to multipolar reality on its own terms, alternatively than being forced to do so by a chaotic fall.
We are presently in an unstable adjustment period due to the fact that the single-polar order of the planet gives way to a multipolar place (click the image below to enlarge).
Does this mean planet War 3 is over?
I don't think so. This, however, means that we have entered a fresh phase.
There is inactive much to be determined – above all, the boundaries of the zones of influence of the USA, Russia and China in this emerging multipolar world.
In a situation where the war in Ukraine is almost lost and the possible of triumph in Taiwan shrinks overnight, the US government seems to have accepted that the complete submission of Russia and China under its single-polar dominance is no longer an attainable goal.
The goals of planet War 3 have changed.
Instead of complete triumph and maintaining a single-polar planet order, The United States is now focusing on maximising its strength in a fresh multipolar landscape, while limiting the influence of its most dangerous rivals: Russia, China and their allies, including Iran.
While the United States seems to depart from the single-polar model and reluctantly admit to the existence of rival powers, they proceed to effort to be dominant forces in a multi-polar world.
The fresh global borders have not yet been defined and the situation remains unstable and dangerous. Whether Trump will be able to effectively carry out the United States – and the planet – through this transformation without falling into greater conflict remains an open issue.
On a smaller scale, it reflects how powerful criminal organizations – specified as mafias and street gangs – operate in the city. It would be perfect if gangs or mobs eliminated all rivals. However, erstwhile any rivals appear besides strong to destruct them, the conflict moves towards delimitation until a formal agreement is reached that divides territories.
The same dynamics is presently developing on a global scale between the US, Russia and China as planet War III unfolds.
Each side maneuvers to grow its power and influence until a fresh arrangement is reached that will find the balance of the multipolar world.
Global order changes – are you ready?
The single-polar planet fades, and the unstable fresh multi-polar reality takes shape.
The global power structure is changing rapidly, and The consequences will be enormous.
What does that mean for America? For the economy? For you?
