Zeitenwende, NATO Renaissance and a New World Order

Drawing on the three components of the ongoing Russo-Ukraine war, namely the military, economic, and propaganda wars, the argument is made that the world is experiencing a Zeitenwende—a geo-political and geo-economic tectonic shift on many fronts. These include geo-political and geo-economic encounters, a potential end of the USA-based unipolarity, a rise in global multipolarity, and changes in global multilateralism. The chapter explains and rationalises the proposition that the leading competing players will be the USA and China, as well as a block of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries. Turning to the concept of Zeitenwende, the discussion explores factors contributing to the emerging geo-economic strategic factors brought about by the Russo-Ukraine war and, therefore, the emergence of a new world order. Three aspects are considered. First, the phenomenon of a Zeitenwende from a geo-political vantage point and in connection with the Russo-Ukraine War; second, the impact of the Russo-Ukraine War on NATO; and third, the emergence of a new world order.