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Author : K. Brutenz
Professor, Doctor of Science (History)
TWELVE MONTHS AGO, the Ukrainian crisis invaded the
space of international relations; today, a year later, we know
much more about its origins and sponsors and have acquired
a much clearer idea about its meaning. Ukraine was destined
to become a geopolitical battlefield that to a great extent is
shaping the global future.
The United States has realized (at least partially) its Ukrainian
and European aims even if the combat is still going on and
the curtain has not yet been dropped; its main geopolitical
project, however, is falling through.
It is impossible to dominate the contemporary world; no
power, not matter how "super" or "hyper" it is, can cope with the task.
Practically everything is changing in international relations: the power balance, the places occu-
pied by different states, the nature of the relationships between them, the place and impact of
social structures, the role of economic and military factors, etc. The world order in which the
West, for many centuries, remained the center and the motor of the development of mankind
is dying: the last pages of its domination are being written today.
Two states - China and India - have already left the camp of the developing states and are moving
toward the status of world powers; another and a fairly big group is developing into great pow-
ers.
The coalition approach has paved the way toward a more active use of NATO which has already
spread far and wide beyond its responsibility zone and has come to the fore in relationships with
developing countries.
It is no exaggeration to say that American foreign policy is in crisis.
The international balance of power is changing: Washington's hegemonic trend is inviting a rising
opposition while its tactical changes and improvements of methods do not and cannot produce
the desired effects.
The course of events, the experience of the last decades, the future of the unipolar world, and
its very short, nearly transient life itself demand correction. History is accelerating; it is catching
up with empires even faster than before and it has already left American policy far behind. It is
impossible to dominate the contemporary world; no power, not matter how "super" or "hyper"
it is, can cope with the task. The time of hegemonies has passed.
The world community in America and elsewhere in the world will undoubtedly profit from this
correction. The world needs a strong and energetic America and its weighty and sometimes lead-
ing role in international affairs.
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