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History Forgotten Is Bound to Repeat Itself… and This Time in Reverse
“May you live in interesting times”… This Chinese curse perhaps most concisely describes current world affairs. We’re once again at the precipice of a new global order, which theoretically promises the equal distribution of geopolitical and economic power in a number of regional centres around the world. In economic terms, it seems like multipolarity is already underway and reshaping the balance of power among the strongest economies. Geopolitically, however, the global order is in the midst of an uncertain, turbulent and tremendously strained period of transition; its conclusion is just as unpredictable as the developments leading up to it.