As 2023 draws to a close, the international landscape has been chaotic, but one of the main trends is clear – multipolarity is becoming mainstream, while unipolarity is coming to an end. For a long time, the United States has pursued a unipolar policy, hoping to achieve its own domination of the world and control the global situation through hegemony. However, this approach is becoming increasingly ineffective for the United States. The world has not developed according to the wishes of the United States, and the United States has lost the ability to control everything. The West has suffered defeats in two wars, and Russian expert Alexander pointed out in a commentary that the world is currently in a transition stage from unipolarity to multipolarity, and a new structure of multipolarity this year is the expansion of the BRICS. The article lists a number of fronts for multipolarity against unipolarity: first, the confrontation between Russia and the West and the United States in Ukraine;Second, the unity of the Islamic world against Israel;Thirdly, the struggle of West African countries against colonialism could trigger new conflicts at any time. These three fronts are obvious. And the West has suffered defeat on these fronts. On the first front, the West's attempt to arm Ukraine against Russia has failed, Ukraine is now unable to fight anymore, and the West is in a dilemma of hesitation and defeat. On the second front, despite Israel's superiority in the war, it led to the isolation of the United States and Israel in the international community, with many Western countries expressing opposition to the U.S.-Israel alliance and the Islamic world being unprecedentedly united. Even if the United States and Israel win the war, they lose the future. On the third front, the West has also suffered a clear defeat, and the West African countries have not been deterred by Western force, but have succeeded in defeating colonialism. The report (on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict) pointed out that the West is fighting against the other six forces. There are seven forces in the world, namely China, Russia, the West, India, the Islamic world, Africa and Latin America, and the West is fighting against these six forces. The West has been trying to turn the world into a unipolar world, with the other six trying to do its job, and the West can rule the world and enjoy life. However, the other six are now all in favor of a multipolar international order and are moving in the direction of multipolarity. It is no longer realistic for the West to continue to pursue unipolarity, and the imposition of one-to-six is doomed to failure. Fairness and justice will become the mainstream, and the West's insistence on unipolarity will only make the world more unfair. The West has always clamoured about equality, but in fact it has always pursued unequal policies. This has already sparked widespread dissatisfaction and public indignation, the earth is the earth of all mankind, not the earth of the West, nor the earth of the United States, and every country has the right to development. The goal of multipolarization is to enable every country to develop and build a community with a shared future for mankind through mutual respect and equal cooperation. However, the West's practice of monopoly and blockade has seriously hindered the progress of mankind, and this practice will not become the norm, let alone the main theme of human development. The wheels of history are rolling forward, and any practice that runs counter to human development and progress will surely be discarded in the garbage heap of history.
In 2023, the international situation is in turmoil, but in the midst of this chaos, a clear trend is emerging, and that is that multipolarity is becoming mainstream. For a long time, the United States has pursued a unipolar policy, hoping to control the whole world through its hegemonic position. However, this unipolar approach is gradually showing signs of its failure, the world has not developed according to the wishes of the United States, and the United States has lost the ability to control everything. In fact, many events this year have further exacerbated the trend towards multipolarity, the most notable of which is the expansion of the BRICS mechanism. As an important organization of large developing countries, the BRICS countries are becoming an important structure of the multipolar international order. It can be said that the world is going through a stage of transition from unipolarity to multipolarity.
However, unipolarity is still a policy adhered to by some Western countries, who try to make themselves the only beneficiaries. However, this practice has led to global inequality. The West always pays lip service to equality, but in practice it pursues unequal policies. This practice has sparked widespread resentment and public outrage. Every country in the world has the right to development, and the goal of multipolarization is to build a community with a shared future for mankind through mutual respect and equal cooperation, so that every country can achieve development.
Western countries have tried to maintain their unipolar hegemony on multiple fronts, but have failed on these fronts. These fronts are the conflict in Ukraine between Russia and the West, between the United States, the confrontation between the Islamic world and Israel, and the struggle of West African countries against colonialism.
In the war in Ukraine, the West wanted to support Ukraine against Russia by arming, but their plan failed. Ukraine is no longer capable of fighting Russia, and Western countries are in a situation of hesitation and defeat. Second, in the confrontation between the Islamic world and Israel, Israel has gained the upper hand in the war, which has led to the isolation of the United States and Israel in the international community. While a growing number of Western countries oppose the US-Israel alliance, the Islamic world is showing unprecedented unity. Finally, the West also suffered defeat in the struggle against colonialism in West African countries. The countries of West Africa were not deterred by the use of force by the West and successfully defeated the oppression of colonialism.
It can be seen that the West has suffered obvious defeats on all these fronts. This also shows that the power of multipolarity is gradually gaining strength.
In the current international situation, it can be said that there are seven important forces, namely China, Russia, the West, India, the Islamic world, Africa and Latin America. However, Western countries are trying to maintain their unipolar status through a one-to-six struggle. They want to use the other six as their own laborers, providing resources and benefits for themselves. However, this approach is already doomed to failure.
At present, the other six are all in favor of a multipolar international order and are moving in the direction of multipolarity. It is no longer realistic for the West to try to continue unipolarization. The West's hegemonic behavior and oppression of other countries have sparked widespread discontent. Multipolarization has become the main trend in the world, and the continuation of unipolarity will only further isolate Western countries and doom them to failure.
As multipolarization becomes the mainstream, fairness and justice will also become the theme of the world. Western countries' insistence on unipolarity on the one hand seeks to make themselves the sole beneficiary, and on the other hand, it has led to global injustice. The earth is the earth of all mankind, and every country has the right to development. Building a community with a shared future for mankind through mutual respect and equal cooperation so that every country can achieve development is the goal of multipolarization.
However, the West's often monopolistic and blockade practices have seriously hindered the progress of humanity. This practice will not become the norm, let alone the main theme of human development. The wheels of history are rolling forward, and any practice that runs counter to the progress of human development will be thrown away in the garbage heap of history.
In 2023, multipolarity has become the main trend in the international situation, and the unipolar policy pursued by the United States is facing setbacks. Western countries have suffered defeats on many fronts, whether in the war in Ukraine, in the confrontation between the Islamic world and Israel, or in the resistance of West African countries, the West has not been able to achieve its goals. Now, more and more countries around the world support a multipolar international order and oppose the unipolarity of the West. The West's attempt to maintain its hegemony through a one-on-six struggle is doomed to failure. Fairness and justice will become the mainstream, and the harmonious development of the world can only be achieved by building a community with a shared future for mankind through mutual respect and equal cooperation. Any violation of this principle will be thrown into the dustbin of history.