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The article reports that the post-American, post-Western, postliberal order is marked by great-power competition and the economic and geopolitical ascendance of China. Topics include Liberal societies struggling for Nationalism and populism under internationalism that backed the U.S. global leadership; and world-historical influences will continue to make the U.S. the dominant presence and organizer of world politics.

The article forecasts a new wave of globalization despite the problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include the cycles of globalization based on developments over the past two centuries, the tendency of leaders to respond at frst with nationalist posturing only to accept cooperation in the end, and the possibility that familiar historical forces would drive post-pandemic reglobalization.

The countries that once led the world toward economic openness are retreating into protectionism. Over the past two and a half years, the United States has abandoned the TransPacific Partnership [...]

Francis Fukuyama argues that 'identity politics has become a master concept that explains much of what is going on in global affairs.' He attributes a variety of political developments in [...]

The liberal world order is in peril. Seventy-five years after the United States helped found it, this global system of alliances, institutions, and norms is under attack like never before. [...]

The article focuses on the political ideals of nationalism and why the concept works so well. The author explores the differences between nationalism and patriotism, discusses the history of nationalism and nation-states since 1750, and examines how foreign intervention can influence a country's nationalism.

The article discusses the foreign policy of U.S. president Barack Obama toward Asia, adapted from the book "The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power" by Thomas J. Christensen. It argues that the U.S.-China security relationship and U.S. relations with the Asia-Pacific region became more tense during Obama's presidency. It examines Chinese government policies toward its neighbors, nuclear weapons proliferation, and Chinese nationalism.