The World Ahead | Global order in 2024
The world must try to break a vicious cycle of insecurity
The fragility of the Western coalition is a crucial weakness
By Patrick Foulis
AS 2023 drew to a close, wars were raging in Africa, Israel and Gaza, and Ukraine. These crises are explosive in their own right. Combine them with a presidential race in America and 2024 promises to be a make-or-break year for the post-1945 world order.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2024 under the headline “Multipolar disorder”
