What is a 'multipolar' world? Experts aren't so sure
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Warsaw: The leaders of Russia, India and China often wax poetic about establishing a multipolar world though it is far from clear what such a sys...
Warsaw: The leaders of Russia, India and China often wax poetic about establishing a "multipolar" world -- though it is far from clear what such a system would entail.
The three countries along with Iran and North Korea regularly lead calls for a new world order that sees a reduced role for the United States and its Western allies.
But beyond their shared desire to see a reduction in Western domination in global affairs, proponents offer few strands that actually bind their vision of the future, according to experts.
Regardless, the term -- and the sentiment -- is likely to be here to stay.
"We must jointly advocate for an equal and orderly multipolar world," China's President Xi Jinping said during a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) this month.