Post-WWII Order ‘Very Tired’, ‘Paralyzed’ by Inability to Resolve Global Problems: UK Professor
17:26 28.09.2026 (Updated: 18:15 28.09.2026)
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Post-WWII order ‘very tired’, ‘paralyzed’ by inability to resolve global problems
The 80-year cycle of the international system established in 1945 is “not at an end,” but is witnessing a “transformation” of the ways the US-dominated Western countries interact among themselves, University of Kent emeritus professor of politics Richard Sakwa told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Valdai Discussion Club.
“Today, the United States is beginning, perhaps not to leave Europe, [but] it’s transforming the way it works with the European powers. So some people say it’s the fall of the West. It’s in fact being transformed,” Sakwa explained.
The 80-year cycle of the international system established in 1945 is “not at an end,” but is witnessing a “transformation” of the ways the US-dominated Western countries interact among themselves, University of Kent emeritus professor of politics Richard Sakwa told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Valdai Discussion Club.
“Today, the United States is beginning, perhaps not to leave Europe, [but] it’s transforming the way it works with the European powers. So some people say it’s the fall of the West. It’s in fact being transformed,” Sakwa explained.
