It’s been over for some time, and it has been the anchoring frame of the Russian Foreign Policy Concept for almost 20 years now.
EUstrongerthanUS on
SS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that the unipolar world is over, signaling a shift in US foreign policy away from the post-Cold War era that defined global politics for decades. The emerging Trump doctrine seems inspired by President William McKinley’s worldview; it is continentalist, western hemispheric and pacific as opposed to atlantic. It implies continental dominance (even expansion), autarky and prioritizing unilateral economic strength. It also represents a shift from soft power to naked hard power. Tariffs and the dismantling of USAID are part of that picture.
zubairhamed on
So no more veto power and all that nonsense from the US?
EmpiricalAnarchism on
The push towards a refocusing on great power politics is something that fundamentally benefits Russia, which is why Russian influence operations are unequivocal in pushing viewpoints that align with that refocus. Ultimately, it’s just foreign policy retrenchment gussed up in fancier verbiage, and is rooted in the view that American strength is fundamentally different, and worse, than the strength of other actors in the global system – an assertion which seems kind of laughable with any real knowledge of the global system, but nobody ever accused realists of being well-versed in the subjects on which they opine.
Rob71322 on
There’s always room for soft power. Winning other countries over through non-violent means is usually easier, cheaper and leads to better relationships then physically dominating them.
aventus13 on
Whether one likes/agrees with such a direction, it is indeed an interesting time to watch for anyone interested in geopolitics.
AirThin5117 on
It’s based on which leader buys off trump
Significant_Swing_76 on
So, the Russian decades long influence operation finally payed off.
And with that, US hegemony.
satansmight on
Failure of global leadership by Trump. This only emboldens our adversaries to increase their sphere of influence. It wouldn’t be such a big issue if our adversaries were democratic states but they are the worst dictatorships on the planet. Part of the Trump surrender policy.
bodhiseppuku on
Dominate North America? Or control immigration and manufacturing imports from North America?
3suamsuaw on
Now they recognize?
Ugaliyajana on
This really is the beginning of the end of American global influence and Someone needs to tell this regime that the days of vassal states are long gone. And you can not implement a doctrine from over 100 years ago into todays complex and interdependent world.
Eric848448 on
I don’t envy the guy. He has to manage this transition while taking orders from a raving lunatic.
gishlich on
If america steps back from global dominance be certain China is going to be happy to take a big step forward.
BungaTerung on
Bipolar is an apt description
worldestroyer on
If America is no longer the maintainer of global hegemony, what happens with the dollar? I feel like the dollar has been hyperinflated and has been propped up *entirely* by American global dominance and prevalence in financial and trade systems. If we withdraw from the world stage, give up our footholds, stop policing waters and trade routes, and start behaving irrationally or aggressively towards our allies, isn’t that going to cause a rapid disinvestment in the dollar?
Are they trying to crash it on purpose or are they arrogant enough to think that it’s untouchable? Maybe that’s why Trump is attacks BRICS so immediately?
Potential-Formal8699 on
Where I can find Rubio’s full interview? I wanted to know the contexts of his answer.
Lubyak on
I never once thought the United States would voluntarily dismantle its global hegemony, particularly in the name of „America First“…but here we are.
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It’s been over for some time, and it has been the anchoring frame of the Russian Foreign Policy Concept for almost 20 years now.
SS: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that the unipolar world is over, signaling a shift in US foreign policy away from the post-Cold War era that defined global politics for decades. The emerging Trump doctrine seems inspired by President William McKinley’s worldview; it is continentalist, western hemispheric and pacific as opposed to atlantic. It implies continental dominance (even expansion), autarky and prioritizing unilateral economic strength. It also represents a shift from soft power to naked hard power. Tariffs and the dismantling of USAID are part of that picture.
So no more veto power and all that nonsense from the US?
The push towards a refocusing on great power politics is something that fundamentally benefits Russia, which is why Russian influence operations are unequivocal in pushing viewpoints that align with that refocus. Ultimately, it’s just foreign policy retrenchment gussed up in fancier verbiage, and is rooted in the view that American strength is fundamentally different, and worse, than the strength of other actors in the global system – an assertion which seems kind of laughable with any real knowledge of the global system, but nobody ever accused realists of being well-versed in the subjects on which they opine.
There’s always room for soft power. Winning other countries over through non-violent means is usually easier, cheaper and leads to better relationships then physically dominating them.
Whether one likes/agrees with such a direction, it is indeed an interesting time to watch for anyone interested in geopolitics.
It’s based on which leader buys off trump
So, the Russian decades long influence operation finally payed off.
And with that, US hegemony.
Failure of global leadership by Trump. This only emboldens our adversaries to increase their sphere of influence. It wouldn’t be such a big issue if our adversaries were democratic states but they are the worst dictatorships on the planet. Part of the Trump surrender policy.
Dominate North America? Or control immigration and manufacturing imports from North America?
Now they recognize?
This really is the beginning of the end of American global influence and Someone needs to tell this regime that the days of vassal states are long gone. And you can not implement a doctrine from over 100 years ago into todays complex and interdependent world.
I don’t envy the guy. He has to manage this transition while taking orders from a raving lunatic.
If america steps back from global dominance be certain China is going to be happy to take a big step forward.
Bipolar is an apt description
If America is no longer the maintainer of global hegemony, what happens with the dollar? I feel like the dollar has been hyperinflated and has been propped up *entirely* by American global dominance and prevalence in financial and trade systems. If we withdraw from the world stage, give up our footholds, stop policing waters and trade routes, and start behaving irrationally or aggressively towards our allies, isn’t that going to cause a rapid disinvestment in the dollar?
Are they trying to crash it on purpose or are they arrogant enough to think that it’s untouchable? Maybe that’s why Trump is attacks BRICS so immediately?
Where I can find Rubio’s full interview? I wanted to know the contexts of his answer.
I never once thought the United States would voluntarily dismantle its global hegemony, particularly in the name of „America First“…but here we are.