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The Multipolar Turn: Five Forces Driving the End of U.S. Role in Unipolar World
When I first began pondering the future of American global leadership, I was struck by how often the phrase “America First” was used – as if it were a guarantee that the United States would forever dominate the world stage. My news following in the recent year has revealed the fast disappearance of our previous unipolar status as a new multipolar world takes shape.
Recent headlines show the altering world order is not theoretical since it actively happens in real-time. The moment when America led the world unchallenged is fading away because economic power spreads and domestic difficulties grow while emerging global centers of power become stronger. The world now calls for an honest assessment of the roots behind this evolutionary process.
President Donald Trump already predicted this future as he warned that the American dominance era would run its course. The global strategic debates about politics continue to feature Trump’s insights despite his successor’s government attempting to stay silent regarding these realities. A recent Barron’s article headlined “Trump Assails Zelensky” as the headline declared a few days back. Today, “Ukraine Is Part of a Global Power Shift” explains how Ukrainian affairs now become a reflection of shifting global power dynamics (Barron’s, 2025). Global…
