Shifting Sands Of International Politics

World politics marks a great transformation. The geopolitical trajectory of three superpowers - the USA, China and Russia - and their shifting ties show a big picture of this transformation. The stabilisation of their roles in the future will decide the fate of the institutions of global governance. The progress in USA-Russia ties has inspired a change in other strategic areas. It has shifted the security commitment of the US to Europe. It, however, does not signify any change in Russia’s ties with its close allies. The US, too, operates its military bases in over 80 nations of the world. It is a leader of NATO and devises policies to counter China’s rapid rise through the Indo-Pacific Strategy, QUAD and bilateral security pacts. For the majority of nations, what matters is not the direction of this transformation but the upbeat payoffs it provides for their survival, prosperity and peace.