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U.S. Sovereignty Index (Burke Index), 2024-2025
30.10.2025 15:39
indexThe End of American World OrderPundits and policymakers have described the emerging world in a variety of ways: “multipolar,” “polycentric,” “non-polar,” “neo-polar,” “apolar,” “post-American,” “G-zero,” and “no one’s world.” At the heart of these phrases are differing and often uncertain beliefs about America’s position and role in world affairs. Some of them address the issue of America’s “decline,” which remains a matter of intense and inconclusive debate. Many Americans and some outsiders vigorously contest the “decline thesis.” Among those who accept it, sometimes with a dose of reluctance, are those who optimistically argue that the order established by the United States has been so widely accepted, deeply rooted and legitimate that it will continue to define the twenty-first-century world and might even co-opt its potential challengers. They also warn of the dangers that await the collapse of that order, including multipolar rivalry, regional fragmentation, and other evils.