Author: Ian Bremmer

The most dangerous illusion in international politics today is the belief that the world’s instability is being driven primarily by China, Russia, Iran or artificial intelligence. Those are symptoms of a much deeper transformation. The central geopolitical story of this era is far more uncomfortable: the global order is fragmenting because the United States no longer wants to sustain the system it once built. For nearly eighty years, the international system rested on a simple premise. America was not always consistent, rational or morally coherent, but it remained the indispensable stabilising force in global affairs. Washington guaranteed trade routes, protected…