The architecture of the modern world is undergoing a rapid transformation. Before our eyes, the era of familiar globalism is drawing to a close, giving way to a model of macro-regions—independent, self-sufficient, and equal centкes of culture, intelligence and power.
The United States, under the leadership of Donald Trump, clearly understands itself as the leader of its own macro-region (the MAGA concept).
China, under the leadership of Xi Jinping, traditionally views itself as the historic Middle Kingdom—a distinct civilization building an independent technological and financial ecosystem. India behaves in a similar fashion. These are subjective, independent civilizations, the «continents» that may compete or cooperate, but always speak to one another as equals.
Against this backdrop, Europe and Russia are exhibiting a deep systemic crisis. The roots of today’s conflict—ranging from military actions in Ukraine to sanction wars and the degradation of ties between Europe (most prominently exemplified by Germany) and Russia—lie in a single shared problem: the loss of leadership thinking and a voluntary abandonment of macro-regional status.
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