With the battles in Ukraine, the world order that has existed since the end of the Cold War is shaken, and there are expectations of major changes in international alliances, as happened after previous major wars.
After the outbreak of this war, Russia began to demand a pluralistic world order, while America wants to develop a new order with its standards and leadership, and French President Emmanuel Macron before the Russian intervention in Ukraine had professed a vision that the world is witnessing the end of Western hegemony, and it was confirmed by Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister and Western intellectuals and politicians.
Many observers agreed that the Ukrainian war represents a turning point, foreshadowing major global changes, as happened after previous major wars, which made the West more united, but made it clear that it has become less influential in the world, so its positions towards Russia did not keep pace with major powers even from those calculated on the side of the allies.
In its episode "Wars, the Gateway to Global Systems", the program "The Story Has a Rest" monitored the formulation of wars between the major powers of global systems over two centuries, and extrapolated with experts and thinkers global developments after the First and Second World Wars during the last century, and after the end of the Cold War, and the outcome of the current global situation.
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In this regard, Omar Ashour, Professor of Security and Strategic Studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, said that the result of Russia's war on Ukraine is not yet clear, considering that Ukrainian steadfastness inspired all countries, as it became a democratic force in Eastern Europe that attacks and cuts off its territory, but it stands and withstands in front of a large military force, as this force inspired the countries of the world, as NATO moved from clinical death to another state and included powers the size of Finland and Sweden.
He pointed out that China represents a rising power at the political, economic and military level as well, expecting Beijing to have some external influence regarding its own interests and resources, but its focus will be on its own surroundings, and it will not play the role that America plays in the world, according to him.
For his part, Marco Weiss, professor of international history and security and director of the Center for War and Diplomacy at Lancaster University, said that what is happening in Ukraine has accelerated the pace of some political developments in the world, noting that Russia feels dissatisfied in the post-Cold War stage, as it did not accept the new world order in which its role gradually decreased.
He saw that NATO countries found themselves in great difficulties to know the security priorities that they should pay attention to, so Russia's war on Ukraine was an opportunity to reformulate NATO and redefine its priorities by providing support to Ukraine, noting that the efforts of European and Western countries have become unified unlike the previous period, which was marred by some differences.