A striking feature of the global strategic landscape is that most powers face a two-front challenge, which puts pressure on resources and prevents the kind of single-minded focus necessary to lead and shape events.
Author
Mohan Kumar, Professor and Dean of the Office of International Affairs & Global Initiatives, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Summary
As the old liberal international order gives way to an unfamiliar multipolar world order, the major and middle powers face formidable strategic challenges. A striking feature of the global strategic landscape is that most powers face a two-front challenge, which puts pressure on resources and prevents the kind of single-minded focus necessary to lead and shape events. The situation becomes clear if we analyse three major powers — the United States (US), Russia and China — alongside the European Union and India.
Published in: Hindustan Times
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