Even as the United States remains the world’s most powerful country, China is carving out space for alternatives beyond the American-led system.

The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on 12–13 September 2026 under India’s chairship, was more than another annual meeting of emerging economies. It was a ...

In October 2024, at the most recent BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the countries of the “global South” to build an alternative to the existing global order. Chinese President Xi ...

Americans these days agree on very little about politics and international relations. But there is a growing consensus around two fundamental points. One is that the long-standing liberal world ...

The phrase “New World Order” (NWO) has long evoked images of shadowy cabals and global domination. In early 2026, however, it has surged into mainstream discourse as a recurring keyword across news ...

As world leaders, including allies of the United States, gather in the Swiss resort city of Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF), US President Donald Trump’s attacks on the existing global world ...

On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed event in which 26 world leaders were offered a podium view of Beijing’s ...

MOSCOW, Russia — The Kremlin’s message boiled down to this: we still have plenty of friends in the world. Over three days in the Russian city of Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted more ...

The past two months have brought dizzying changes to many aspects of the world, disrupting much that we may have once believed were largely settled and stable. We have seen changes come to “the ...

Debates about international order usually begin with the same question: who will lead next? Will the United States recover its authority? Will China mature into a responsible provider of public goods?

This is the second in a two-part series. Read part one here. Globalisation has always had its critics – but until recently, they have come mainly from the left rather than the right. In the wake of ...

The return of U.S. President Donald Trump for a second term has spurred significant changes to a post-Cold War international order that was already going through upheaval for myriad reasons, from ...