US: Tobias Ellwood discusses ‘keeping world order’
Major events have rocked the world over the last three years, from the global Covid pandemic to the outbreak of war in Ukraine, all of which are contributing to the changing face of world order.
Could the era of the USA as the dominant global superpower be ending? (Image: Getty)
Furthermore, previous cold wars are warming up at an alarming rate, with the situation in the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea being examples of a sprouting conflict between rival powers.
Since the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US has rapidly filled the void to become a hegemonic world power, shattering previous spheres of influence once offering protection and gaining a foothold in previously unchartered nations under the guise of spreading democracy.
The power enjoyed by Washington quickly saw the US dollar maintain its position as the world’s go-to foreign…
