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Coronavirus reveals the dread of a ‘non-polar’ world
The two great superpowers cannot lead and there is no persuasive coalition to replace them.
Janan GaneshContributorIt would be tasteless to crown the geopolitical winner of the coronavirus pandemic. What a blessing, then, that there isn’t one.
Not one global power has distinguished itself of late. From the US, there has been no Bretton Woods or Desert Storm in this crisis: no herding of allies into concerted action. Even if President Donald Trump had the inclination for such work, he does not have the finesse.
Financial Times
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