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"Donald Trump is moving rapidly to change the contours of contemporary
international affairs, with the old US-dominated world order breaking down into
a multipolar one with many centres of power.
The shift already includes the US leaving the World Health Organization and the
Paris Climate Accords, questioning the value of the United Nations, and radical
cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Such a new geopolitical age also involves an assertion of raw power, with Trump
using the threat of tariffs to assert global authority and negotiating
positions.
While the US is not significantly less powerful, this new era may see it wield
that power in more openly self-interested and isolationist ways. As new US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put it in January, “the post-war global order is
not just obsolete – it is now a weapon being used against us”.
With global democracy in retreat, the emerging international order looks to be
moving in an authoritarian direction. As it does, the position of New Zealand’s
vibrant democracy will come under mounting pressure.
But world orders have come and gone for millennia, reflecting the ebb and flow
of global economic, political and military power. Looking back to previous
eras, and how countries and cultures responded to shifting geopolitical
realities, can help us understand what is happening more clearly."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
