""Multipolarity does not mean equality and should not be. Only civilizational states with actual sovereignty can withstand the weight of a fresh era of empires."

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Written by Constantin von Hoffmeister, German political and cultural commentator, author of the books “MULTIPOLARITY!” and “Esoteric Trumpism” and manager of Multipolar Press
ARCHIVAL PHOTO. BRICS Summit, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 24, 2023. © Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images


The fresh planet order is shaped by pressure, competition and the emergence of the importance of respective dominant powers alternatively than by declarations of equality. Multipolarity appears to be a fierce conflict for sovereignty, in which only the state-civilizations with real power form events, and the remainder are drawn into the orbit of stronger powers.

Multipolarity became the motto of the era, repeated at the peaks and in speeches. Leaders describe it as a planet of balanced rights, worthy of coexistence and common influence.

They promise that each country, large or small, will take a level playing field at the negotiating table.

They claim that the fresh institutions in Eurasia, Africa and Latin America will correct the distortions of erstwhile decades and bring the global strategy into harmony. However, this sophisticated language hides the structure underneath it.

Multipolarity has nothing to do with equality.

It grows as a consequence of competition and is shaped by the ambitions of countries that refuse to live under 1 command.

This year has shown how the planet is truly changing. Washington expands its military architecture in the Indo-Pacific region, strengthens AUKUS, picks up Japan and drags South Korea deeper into its rocket shield.

China continues maneuvering in the South China Sea, tightening economical control over key supply chains and regularly conducting exercises around Taiwan.

India increases spending on the Navy, build alliances in the mediate East and strengthen their position in the Himalayas.

Turkey extends its power to the Caucasus and North Africa.

Iran is shaping conflicts from Lebanon to Yemen with assurance in a state that understands its strategical depth.

These activities illustrate the early form of the fresh world: a scenery governed by pressure, not courtesy.

The hard fact emerges from this global change: only civilised states with actual sovereignty can withstand the burden of a fresh era of empires, and sovereignty present is based on 2 pillars: strategical autonomy and atomic weapons.

Countries without these tools cannot claim to be neutral.

They become additions to the nearest hegemon. Venezuela is simply a clear example.

Its oil wealth may hold the fall, but it remains bound by the gravity force of the United States, according to the logic of Doctrine Monroe.

Her government speaks of independence, but her destiny forms in Washington as much as in Caracas.

The same strategy defines Ukraine. It cannot occupy the intermediate space between Russia and the West due to the fact that it lacks the sovereign instruments essential for this.

He has to stand on 1 side or the other. Multipolarity gives choice only to powers strong adequate to enforce it;

The remainder function within a hierarchy he can't get out of.

This reality gives emergence to the concept of Darwinian multipolarity.

This word describes a planet in which power evolves through combat, selection and adaptation, not through legal formulas or diplomatic label.

States will last erstwhile they build the institutions, the possible and the strength essential to defend their interests.

They arise erstwhile they transcend rivals with technology, resources, strategy or will.

They fall erstwhile they trust on declarations, treaties or abroad guarantees as substitutes for force.

Darwinian multipolarity explains why fresh centres of power are emerging, why old ones fall, and equality remains a facade.

It is simply a strategy shaped by competition between the blocks of civilization, in which only talented actors influence the results, and sovereignty belongs to those who can defend it.


Russia is at the center of this transformation.

Her actions in Ukraine accelerated the collapse of order under the leadership of the West, revealing the limitations of US power and the fragility of European power.

The sanctions strengthened Russia's economical autonomy alternatively than breaking it.

New energy corridors were set up in Asia.

Rubel, yuan, and local currencies gained importance in billing systems, in which the dollar was erstwhile the dominant currency.

BRICS expanded, attracting countries wanting the future beyond Western supervision.

In the Global South, governments publically question the legitimacy of Western sanctions, lectures and claims to moral authority.

Russia's function in this change is undeniable:

It exposed the gap between Western ideals and Western conduct and opened the way to the planet with respective points of gravity.


International law, frequently presented as a solution to global unrest, does not play a major function in this transformation.

It exists as a collection of powerless documents, which are selectively appointed by the same countries that ignore it erstwhile interests request otherwise.

UN resolutions are blocked by veto.

Human rights reports are utilized against any countries and ignored by others.

economical rules fall erstwhile Washington imposes extraterritorial sanctions or erstwhile Brussels amends trade rules to defend its own industry.

The law of the sea only serves as a clue until the Navy decides to change the map.

The fiction of neutrality breaks down whenever power is exercised.

Small states sign agreements to advance sovereignty, but these agreements break down erstwhile the power exerts military, economical or technological pressure.

It is this reality that drives a fresh order.


Global centres of power are shaped by actions, not doctrines.

The United States retains command in North America and expands its scope through NATO and the Pacific network.

China uses its manufacturing power to build corridors between continents and make financial structures parallel to Western systems.

India is likely to hold leadership positions in the Global South countries and build its own Indian Ocean safety network.

Saudi Arabia balances between Beijing and Washington, buying technology from 1 and the other.

Iran maintains resilience in the face of sanctions and shapes the situation in the region.

Russia strengthens ties from the Arctic to the Caucasus and from Central Asia to the mediate East.

These centres make multipolar architecture: not orderly, uneven, but real.

The average powers decision around this area, making thoughtful choices.

Vietnam deepens ties with the US, while maintaining cooperation with China.

Egypt buys weapons from Russia and France, depending on which supplier meets its current needs. Serbia balances between the EU, Russia and China, choosing a partner that strengthens its position.

Brazil speaks of autonomy, but it is based on Chinese trade and negotiates energy agreements with the Persian Gulf.

Each of these countries adapts to the fact that multipolarity rewards unity and readiness to choose strategical partners.

Neutrality does little, and dependence even less.


The logic that shapes this planet is simple. The power is concentrated.

Regions choice leaders.

The economy's looking for anchor points.

safety alliances are developing.

Technology becomes a lever of influence.

Currency blocks are formed and broken down.

These pressures affect you all day.

The decline of Western dominance in Africa, the improvement of Euro-Asian energy networks, the reopening of mediate East diplomacy and the relocation of production from Europe reflect the same pattern:

power follows capabilities, not signatures.

Declarations of equality are lost in importance in the face of drones, pipelines, credit lines, ports, markets and military bases.


It is simply incorrect to believe that multipolarity will supply a peaceful balance between equal.

The planet with many centres of power generates competition, negotiations and pressure.

It undermines the old, one-polar order only due to the fact that fresh hierarchy are being created in its place.

Russia, China, India, Iran, Turkey and another countries are shaping their spheres according to their interests, and smaller countries are oriented in this direction.

This strategy cannot be mitigated by recourse to illusory global law or promises of universal justice that never existed in human past and will never exist.


Departing from unipolarity does not undermine authority, but redistributes it.

Multipolarity means the emergence of respective strong powers, each with its own alliances, red lines and values.

It replaces the dominance of 1 capital with structured competition among many.

This is the actual order that emerges from the current conflicts and economical transformation. It is raw, disciplined and embedded in the reality of force.

This is the planet that comes erstwhile the illusion of Western universality falls, and the era of rival powers begins again.


The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are simply the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of RT.



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