Although this is still many people do not realize, surge in the incidence of coronavirus in the world have already started to change the global order. But still unknown, the direction in which the international community begins to move.
To understand the direction of this movement, Foreign Policy conducted a survey among experts from around the world.
Was interviewed 12 US scientists, European and Asian countries, considered recognized authorities in the field of political science and economics.
And although there are differences in their forecasts, there are many more things in common. Most of them consider, that a pandemic will lead to a change in the world order. many people think, that humanity will move away from the path of globalization and become more closed within the borders of its nation-states. In particular, Robin Niblett, Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, shares this view:
A coronavirus pandemic can become that very straw, which will break the back of a camel of economic globalization.
Shivshankar Menor, former Prime Minister of India’s National Security Advisor, painted a picture of the future world order after a pandemic in dark colors:
We are moving to a poorer, more evil and smaller world.
Although, eg, Kishor Mahbubani, Honored Researcher at the National University of Singapore, believes, that a surge in coronavirus will only accelerate trends, emerging much earlier. He considers, that globalism will not go anywhere. Just the world center will move from the USA to China.
He is also echoed by the deputy director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies:
Washington failed leadership test, and the world will not benefit from it.
