What if the post-World War II world order changed?

More than anything else, it was the war that reshaped our world.

Victory in Europe, or VE Day, was clearly not the last chapter of the battle. Japan was to be completely defeated. But still it was an important milestone that was an important step towards a new kind of global order. The United States emerged as a military superpower after the war, surpassing Moscow in the development of nuclear weapons, which has become a major global superpower. But Russia is not far behind. Its decision to control much of Eastern Europe has somewhat dashed expectations of a new order with less confrontation. This gave birth to NATO and established seemingly permanent military and diplomatic relations between the United States and Western Europe. This week, journalist and historian Ann Applebaum said in a webinar on the Royal United Services Institute's website that "it gave birth to the idea of ​​the 'West: a coalition of values ​​that includes not only borders but also ideas." Yes. ' But it was not just NATO. As Professor Michael Clarke puts it, there was a whole network of different institutions. According to him, "very little pre-war structure of international institutions remained. And more than 1919, there was a conscious thought that there was a need to re-create the world order from the 'rubble'. ' RD (World Bank) and IMF. Britain had a lot of influence, but American power was decisive. Professor Michael Clarke says: "Almost all international organizations relied on American interests and support for their stability. In the 1950s and 1960s, a highly regulated international system evolved from the clutches of Western-dominated institutions. The order based on these rules is now under tremendous pressure because its political backing is now changing dramatically. "What's more, this is an essential part of our daily news agenda." This is the Rising China, the shift of economic power in Asia and the Far East, and it is a growing popular trend in many Western democracies. Look at the obvious tensions in NATO, for example, due to President Donald Trump's questions about what matters to the United States, and the emergence of authoritarian regimes in allied countries such as Turkey and Hungary. Journalist and historian Ann Applebaum says the Republican Party in the United States is dominated by a one-sided approach to foreign policy. She says there have been some cracks in the Western values ​​system and that generational change means that very few politicians have anything to do with the immediate post-war era. Ignorance of today's history is another problem. China has not emerged in recent times. He has been one of the future members of the UN Security Council since its inception. "The United States has always been very concerned about China, both before and during the war," said Michael Clarke. Was seen as a major power in the new world order that would naturally balance the existence of ancient monarchies such as France and Britain. " I fell into the hands of the Chinese communists. He did not recover from the tragedy until 1972, and now, perhaps because of China's role in the world, he is once again suffering from the 'syndrome of dislocation'. During the war, "China had a different problem." In the 20th century, China was not considered an economic and technological threat, as it is today. Michael Clarke says Washington's "fall" has become more symbolic of the end of post-war order. However, he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Washington's bid for independence.

"The emerging world order is based on the simple fact that more than half of the world's population now lives within a circle that can be drawn around India, China and Southeast Asia," he said. "It drives the economic geography of the world, and it gives rise to national political power and then to international political structures." No, but its effects will likely create real instability in the coming decades. He believes the crisis will hurt China in the long run. Because of the political backlash in tackling the issue, and also in the national estimates of emerging power and supply chains that rely heavily on China. " What will the international system look like? But it can be said that the public service and solidarity that emerged after World War II was also intertwined in post-war life. It is good that this feeling is still there, but unfortunately all the signs are the opposite.