14 January 2026
The Emerging Fluid, Flexible Gx World Order
What then lies ahead? There has been much talk of an emerging multipolar world. Yet, “visions of multipolarity are also polarised”, as the Munich Security Report 2025 aptly notes. “This makes it increasingly difficult to adapt the existing order peacefully, avoid new arms races, prevent violent conflicts within and among states, allow for more inclusive economic growth, and jointly address shared threats like climate change.”
It might therefore be useful to ponder just what some permutations for a new world order might be, and what these entail.
Read the full RSIS Annual Review 2025 here
What then lies ahead? There has been much talk of an emerging multipolar world. Yet, “visions of multipolarity are also polarised”, as the Munich Security Report 2025 aptly notes. “This makes it increasingly difficult to adapt the existing order peacefully, avoid new arms races, prevent violent conflicts within and among states, allow for more inclusive economic growth, and jointly address shared threats like climate change.”
It might therefore be useful to ponder just what some permutations for a new world order might be, and what these entail.
Read the full RSIS Annual Review 2025 here
