Has The Ukraine Invasion Reshaped Global Alliances?

WNU Editor: In the first month of the war this blog was predicting that the "global order" that we have lived under for over 20 years was going to change. The main stream media has been slow in realizing this, but with the anniversary of the war fast approaching, the narrative has shifted to say that change is now in the air. 

Even the AP is now posting numerous commentaries and analysis on how the Russian - Ukraine war is reshaping global alliances .... Ukraine invasion reshaped global alliances, renewed fears (AP). 

At this weekend's Munich Security Council, the consensus is that the world is changing .... It’s the end of the world as we know it — and Munich feels nervous (Politico).

Intelligence Study Sees Risks In Rapid Global Power Shift

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From Yahoo News/McClatchy Newspapers:

WASHINGTON — The risks of a nuclear weapons being used and wars being fought over dwindling resources will grow during the next 20 years as diminishing U.S. power, a shift of wealth from West to East, the rise of India and China and climate change reshape the world, a new U.S. intelligence study warned Thursday.

"The international system — as constructed following the Second World War — will be almost unrecognizable by 2025 owing to the rise of emerging powers, a globalizing economy, an historic transfer of relative wealth and economic power from West to East, and the growing influence of non-state actors," the report said.

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My Comment: I am not surprised. The East has the population, the resources, the drive to get out of poverty, and the will to succeed. The West has none of these desires.