The world reordered After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism, western thinkers pronounced the end of history and triumph of democracy: western leaders talked of the new world order. But do the Georgian crisis, the rise of China and other emerging powers signal a new authoritarianism and a shift in international relations?
China and Russia have always been great powers Yu Wanli Yu Wanli: Discussions of another new world order are debating a pseudo-proposition, largely a western one
History never went away Fyodor Lukyanov Fyodor Lukyanov: The west's desire to maintain world domination is incredibly arrogant. Like all moments in history, its hegemony will pass
A world of inequality Jayati Ghosh Jayati Ghosh: As economies slow down, people in the developing world who did not gain from the boom will face deteriorating conditions
This is not a cold war Fareed Zakaria Fareed Zakaria: History doesn't repeat itself. It only seems to do so to people who don't know the details
These are the new middle ages, not a new order Parag Khanna Parag Khanna: In a time of empires, multinationals and mega-philanthropists, order can no longer be thought of as global
We friends of liberal international order face a new global disorder Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash: On the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, China, Russia and climate change all vie with al-Qaida for our attention
Folly of the progressive fairytale John Gray John Gray: Russia – rich, nationalist and authoritarian – has made a mockery of our leaders' pretensions. The west is no longer in charge
