Why the World is Not Becoming Multipolar

... alleviate the pain of a beloved pet dog by cutting off its tail piece by piece. Second, if we take as given that the transition to a multipolar world will become an extended process spread over, say, five decades (1995–2045), this leads to the depressing conclusion ... ... without subjecting humanity to extreme risks? Third, do we even have sufficient grounds to say that the world is moving towards multipolarity, even if this movement is slow, inconsistent, and sporadic? Could we, for instance, conclude that today, the European Union is closer to being a full-fledged and independent global “pole” than it was ten years ago? Can we assert that,...