Interview – Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani urges IR scholars to decolonize thought, embrace multipolarity, and rethink Western dominance as Asia and the Global South reshape world order.
Opinion – AI Nationalism and the Multipolar Future
The race for AI supremacy is about legitimacy, identity, and the authority to decide which values will be embedded in infrastructures that increasingly govern human life.
Why Polarity Misleads: Toward a New Grammar of International Relations
The appeal of polarity lies in its simplicity, but it no longer reflects the architecture of global politics.
Forecasting the Next World War: Between Theory and Practice
History shows that oscillating between realism and idealism drives both to extremes, making us reactive to crises and conducive to war.
Interview – Olukayode Bakare
Olukayode Bakare analyzes coups, global rivalries, Nigeria-EU ties, and Africa’s democratic decline amid insecurity and shifting geopolitical dynamics.
Beyond the West: Civilizational Narratives and the Struggle for a New Global Order
As Western institutions falter and global power diffuses, non-Western actors are seizing the opportunity to redefine norms on their own terms.
Interview – Jorge Heine
Retired ambassador Jorge Heine sees Global IR and active non-alignment as key for the Global South to break free from outdated paradigms and shape a multipolar world.
Goodbye West: Long Live World Order
Saying goodbye to the West should not be bemoaned, rather it might accelerate the arrival of a multiplex world where there is no single hegemon or select group of powers.
Not So Bad After All: How US Foreign Policy Could Navigate a Multipolar World
Containing rivals via buck-passing may be less costly for the U.S. than continuing to respond to each and every threat as if in a unipolar world.
Opinion – Is Multipolarity Destined to Destabilize the World?
With the right approach, multipolarity could evolve into an era of constructive engagement, where powers balance their ambitions with a sense of responsibility.
