In 2022, The U.S.-led Unipolar Order Was More Unstable Than Ever

The age of American Hegemony is coming to an end, but not without bringing massive levels of instability worldwide in its wake

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link on December 30, which drew alarm from certain Western media outlets. The New York Times, for example, concluded that the call came amid a "weak moment" for both leaders. Readers were led to believe that both China and Russia find themselves "isolated and desperate." …