Multipolarity is usually understood in Paris not as the existence of several roughly equal centers of power but as a joint solution ... ... regional areas. This time, however, a remarkable keynote ran through his speech—recognition of the breakdown of the previous world order and a clearly articulated intention to put this process on hold. Bolstered by several recent initiatives, such reasoning ...
... (1995–2045), this leads to the depressing conclusion that humanity will remain in the “grey area” between the old and new world orders until the middle of the 21
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century. This “grey area” is clearly not a particularly comfortable or safe place.... ... 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,...