{"id":229368,"date":"2023-08-23T07:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/nuova-normalita-geopolitica\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T08:21:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:21:16","slug":"scenarios-new-normal-geopolitics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/scenarios-new-normal-geopolitics\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenarios for a \u2018new normal\u2019 in geopolitics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span class=\"font-377884\">Scenarios for a \u2018new normal\u2019 in geopolitics<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"font-377884\"><em>A period of globalization, prosperity and relative political calm since the end of the Cold War is over. What comes next is still in play.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"toc-only\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-377884\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">In a nutshell<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-377884\">A new era of conflict among great powers will likely last for a long time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-377884\">\u201cRealists\u201d and \u201cliberals\u201d disagree on the main issues driving geopolitics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-377884\">Transformative forces in the world will shape and define the \u201cnew normal\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_229205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229205\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay-1024x680.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-229205\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Barca a vela nei pressi di un vortice Image by yusukeliu from Pixabay\" width=\"840\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Barca-a-vela-nei-pressi-di-un-vortice-Image-by-yusukeliu-from-Pixabay.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-229205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"font-377884\">Sailing boat near a vortex Image by yusukeliu from Pixabay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><span class=\"font-377884\">The normalcy of the last three decades of post-Cold War globalization is gone. Now the questions are whether this period was an anomaly and what the \u201cnew normal\u201d will be in the coming age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Will it bring back the era of great power conflict as predicted by \u201crealists\u201d of international relations theory? Will globalization led by multinational institutions still prevail despite the great tragedy taking place right now in Ukraine? Who are the main actors and forces that will decide this outcome?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-realist-world\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"font-377884\">The realist world<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Realists believe that the defining factors of international relations are states, their leaders and the system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">The system is defined by anarchy, the opposite of hierarchy. Anarchy means that there is no higher authority that ultimately decides conflicts among states. In an anarchic world, the survival of states is always under threat, requiring the acquisition of as much power as possible. The United Nations and other multilateral institutions matter little and change nothing. The only players that count are states, or to be more specific, the great powers and the mindset of their leaders who command their military and economic might.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Despite the underlying notion of anarchy, the realist world is orderly and simplistic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">In it, only two global superpowers, the United States and Russia, have the capacity to annihilate the world many times over. China and the European Union are already economic superpowers. Militarily, China rivals the U.S. in the Pacific and Europe is increasing its defense spending. Nothing and nobody can impose a military defeat or coerce a political choice on global superpowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">With the addition of regional powers such as India, Japan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, among others, global geopolitics is decided in the realist world and the balance of power among these countries defines international relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Realists suggest that Russia and China perceive the current global order as serving the interests of the U.S. and its allies. In response, Moscow and Beijing are trying to establish their own counterbalance. Besides Iran, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Saudi Arabia and even NATO member Turkey are at odds with U.S. policies in varying degrees. Creating a counterbalance to the liberal hegemony could serve their interests, at least from the perspective of maintaining some freedom to maneuver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Realists argue that this balancing would take an orderly and less violent route through agreement on neutral \u201cbuffer\u201d zones among the global superpowers. This would inevitably mean sacrificing the interests of some smaller nations, less globalization and the cessation of democracy promotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Or, alternatively, to counter the challenge, the U.S. and its allies will have to double down on military might, economic power and democracy promotion. Limiting rather than assisting the growth of its opponents, as was done through the late 2000s, is a crucial part of this thinking. This will mean tightly regulating market and technology access as part of a policy of strategic competition through containment. The third option is military conflict, through which a reordering of power would occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Those like John Mearsheimer, one of the more extreme examples of realists, have long suggested one such balancing act. He predicted that the U.S. post-Cold War liberal hegemony will not persist, and the smartest policy is to balance China by aligning with Russia. The argument is that it is not in the U.S. interest to encourage China\u2019s growing economic might. Henry Kissinger, the ultimate realist who in the 1970s spearheaded U.S. rapprochement with China, called it unwise to \u201clump Russia and China together as an integral element.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">This camp blamed NATO expansion for pushing Russia into the arms of China, thus weakening America\u2019s ability to contain Beijing. Russia viewed NATO enlargement as a security threat, despite reassurances. These realists say that the failure to achieve an orderly new balance of powers is the reason for the current war in Ukraine. In any case, the conflict of great powers has already started in Europe. This means the balance of power in Europe can only be determined on the battlefield until the sides are forced to negotiate, either through defeat or exhaustion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">The repercussions are felt globally. It is argued by realists that China is the biggest beneficiary of the conflict on the European continent as the U.S.-led alliance spends more of its resources and time on Europe and less on the Indo-Pacific. Also, it is argued that Russia acts as a buffer for China in its potential competition with the U.S.-led alliance. The view is that Beijing now is needed in the role of a peacemaker in Europe or at least as a neutral player. While all other great powers are bogged down in the war raging in Europe, China is quietly increasing its influence not only in its immediate neighborhood but globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Besides geopolitical fallout, the escalation into nuclear conflict is very real and it would be foolish to overlook its danger, something the proponents of the realist view caution constantly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/mikhail-gorbachev-and-a-part-of-history-goes-away\/\">Mikhail Gorbachev and a part of history goes away<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-liberal-world\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"font-377884\">The liberal world<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">For those on the other side of the spectrum, defined as \u201cliberals,\u201d the multilateral institutions of the last three decades produced the greatest prosperity for humanity. Never has such a big portion of the world been elevated from poverty and the daily miseries of hunger, disease and social deprivation. The principles of a market economy, with some shades of industrial policy and government intervention, prevailed globally, with some exceptions. Even Russia and China, politically at odds with the U.S., conduct their economic policy broadly on market principles, most economists would argue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Not only economic prosperity, but the most empowering ideals of human enlightenment are propelling this worldview. Humans are born free, and their rights are inherent, and the state\u2019s only job is to protect them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">While democracy should not be imposed from outside by forceful measures, its superiority is unquestionable although government could be more efficient. The necessity of independence of the judiciary, freedom of expression and political competitiveness is not something that is questioned even by those who shy away from it in practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">International relations have been served well by these principles and the institutions that promote them, such as the United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. These institutions also need to be more efficient but should not be relegated to irrelevance. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the world would be a much more dangerous and fragile place without the coordination and knowledge-sharing by global institutions, liberals would argue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"font-377884\"><em>New players will emerge on a global scale that are as influential as states. <\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">The superiority of liberalism based on democracy, human rights and economic freedom is so dominant that even violent radicals and autocrats shape their discourse in terms of \u201cfreedoms\u201d and \u201crights.\u201d In this view, the current geopolitical divide is depicted mainly in terms of \u201cdemocracy vs. totalitarian rule\u201d and \u201cfreedom vs. oppression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">For most of the last 30 years, the dominant view or hope among liberals was that the democratic path of development will prevail. South Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia are among shining examples of developing democracies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">The majority position has shifted visibly during the last decade. It is argued that those associated with nationalism, imperialism, totalitarianism and gangster-style kleptocracy oppose liberalism and want to destroy it. The goal of kleptocrats and autocrats in opposing this is to maintain domestic power and wipe out opposition in the name of sovereignty. Thus, no amount of \u201cbuffer\u201d zones or any other form of balancing will stop their aggression because these rulers need a foreign enemy for domestic reasons to keep an iron grip on the population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">For proponents of the liberal worldview, appeasement that comes at the expense of the freedom of others is morally impossible. Those endangering, infringing and attacking the current global order can be contained until they collapse internally or are ultimately defeated if a conflict comes. The belief is that there can be no peaceful coexistence with those who want to destroy and dominate the free and democratic world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">This divide is much deeper than the geopolitical standoff in the realist world. The end game is not balancing, but the prevalence of one ideology over the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/post-globalization-west-strategy-options\/\">Post-globalization: The West\u2019s strategy options<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-161316 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"President Reagan meeting with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev at Maison de Saussure during the Geneva Summit in 1985 @ President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989 Photo by Michael J Goodwin (NARA Staff)'s\" width=\"840\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/President-Ronald-Reagan-Meeting-with-Soviet-General-Secretary-Gorbachev-at-Maison-De-Saussure-During-The-Geneva-Summit-@Series-Reagan-White-House-Photographs-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">President Reagan meeting with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev at Maison de Saussure during the Geneva Summit in 1985 @ President (1981-1989 : Reagan). White House Photographic Office. 1981-1989 Photo by Michael J Goodwin (NARA Staff)&#8217;s<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"font-377884\">Scenarios<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">In an October 2021 report for Geopolitical Intelligence Services, I suggested that the current situation is far more dangerous than the strategic stability of the Cold War era. The past was defined by the dominance of the U.S. and the Soviet Union in their own clearly demarcated spheres of influence in Europe. The threat of mutually assured destruction prevented a major war between the two opposing camps. Hence, intense competition didn\u2019t spill out into a direct military conflict. Wars were on the fringes and between proxies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Now, however, enlightened pacifism has given way to militaristic nationalism. Conventional arms are more prevalent and immensely destructive, even if nuclear weapons are never used. I suggested that diplomacy should act now to prevent a major war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Now, Europe is already past the point of diplomacy amid a major armed conflict. Regardless of the underlying reason, all sides in Europe are settling in for a prolonged conflict even after the end of the tragic war in Ukraine. Europe perceives Russia as its primary threat and this perception may not change for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Russia is in a much closer embrace with China, though the nations do not have a clear-cut military alliance yet. As one example, Central Asia has already been an arena of quiet contest between China and Russia, a sign that the interests of the two powers do not converge on all issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">The conflict in the European theater means that the U.S. will increase its presence, including militarily, on the continent. The alliance with the U.S. guarantees security for Europe, thus limiting moves to stray far from U.S. policy, including toward China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">The U.S.-led alliance in the Indo-Pacific will dramatically grow its military capacity to balance China. The same buildup is surely to be expected from China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Overall trade volume may not sink rapidly. However, much less interdependence in critical areas such as supply chains, technology and human exchanges is already becoming a reality. Most likely, it will not mean a complete \u201ccurtain\u201d dividing the competing camps but rather the dismantling of \u201cone-sided dependencies,\u201d as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described. This approach is also called \u201cde-risking\u201d in sensitive areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Overall, the best outcome will be \u201ccompetition not conflict.\u201d A potential for armed conflict always exists if the powers don\u2019t engage in careful diplomacy. It has already happened in Europe and could between China and the U.S. The triggers could vary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">With Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, the perception is reinforced that the only way to prevent another conflict is to impress the opposite side with a show of strength and the inevitability of unbearable harm. An uncontrollable arms race creates risks of an accidental war. A world packed with weapons is simply more dangerous than one with fewer weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">While in the West the current geopolitical divide is depicted mainly in terms of \u201cdemocracy vs. totalitarian rule,\u201d \u201cfreedom vs. oppression,\u201d China, Russia and others view the West through the prism of \u201cone-sided civilizational values.\u201d This siege mentality fuels the perception that both sides are fighting for their survival and the other side is bent on destroying it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">The role of diplomacy, therefore, is in attempting to create lines of communication to prevent these triggers from being pulled. Diplomacy is the art of peace. Additionally, there are new forces in play that could make these traditional theories obsolete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">A confrontation, let alone a war, is not only a mobilization of resources but also of public support. Fragmentation of opinions is likely to make prolonged support for any issue unlikely. However, official government institutions do not solely shape social narratives and hierarchies. They do not decide political outcomes as they did just a decade earlier. The current world is increasingly based on social networking platforms that perform these roles instead of governments, even in countries attempting to control them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Prolonged social mobilization is unlikely to occur in support of any wars or conflicts. The wars in Vietnam waged by the U.S. and in Afghanistan by the Soviet Union are examples of when societies became disillusioned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Only such issues as environmental degradation, nuclear annihilation and global pandemic will create the level of social unity required for common action. New players will emerge on a global scale that are as influential as states. Current decision-makers, therefore, might be playing the outdated games of \u201cgreat powers\u201d and \u201cdemocracies vs. autocrats,\u201d as the new world is being formed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Author: <strong>Zorigt Dashdorj<\/strong> &#8211; Executive Director of the Mongolia Development Strategy Institute, Risk Consultant and director of several large companies in Mongolia. He served as head of Mongolia&#8217;s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (2008-2012) and was a Member of Parliament (2009-2012). He is one of the country&#8217;s leading experts in the mining and energy sector.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-377884\">Source:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SuWHx6GuxG\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gisreportsonline.com\/r\/geopolitics-new-normal\/\">Scenarios for a \u2018new normal\u2019 in geopolitics<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Scenarios for a \u2018new normal\u2019 in geopolitics&#8221; &#8212; GIS Reports\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gisreportsonline.com\/r\/geopolitics-new-normal\/embed\/#?secret=zLtW2hBBiz#?secret=SuWHx6GuxG\" data-secret=\"SuWHx6GuxG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A period of globalization, prosperity and relative political calm since the end of the Cold War is over. 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