Great power competition had been the dominant theme of the past century’s strategic discourse. After the fall of the erstwhile USSR in the early 1990s, followed by a brief but significant unipolar moment for the USA, the world seemed to be moving towards a multipolar order, categorised by a number of powers playing a role. However, in recent years, exacerbated by the global pandemic, great power politics have once again gained traction in the global strategic affairs discourse. Read more…
