Commentary
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its seventh month, and the war in Donbas and Kherson turns into a prolonged meatgrinder, the world is waking up to a costly reality.
For the first time in many decades, a multipolar world order is emerging with a Moscow–Beijing alliance. This is leaving the rest of the world, especially the populous parts lying outside the NATO alliance, facing the need to recalibrate themselves to the vastly changed geopolitics, sanctions regimes, and supply chains. The new multipolar world order is not only challenging present-day relations and partnerships, but will also all bring forth opportunities for new alliances, renewed partnerships, and newer trade routes….