🚨 Prof. Richard Sakwa: ‘We are witnessing the TWILIGHT of the US-led unipolar order, as the Atlantic West loses power, it’s going BESERK.’

‘Unipolarity in the United States has begun to give way to unilateralism, which isn't much better. What we're witnessing is the twilight of that model of world order — what Russians call the collective West, I call the political West and others call it the Atlantic West.

That whole model of world order, established after 1945, is now giving way to multipolarity — but multipolarity is only a symptom. It is not a world order in itself.

The alternative order is a vision in conformity with the norms of the international system: the United Nations, international law, the whole framework established after 1945 — which was consistently challenged by the Atlantic West. And as the Atlantic West loses power, it is going berserk.’

—Prof. Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and author of The Putin Paradox on the latest episode of New Order.

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🚨 Prof. Richard Sakwa: ‘Europe's stubborn refusal to engage in diplomacy is MARGINALISING the EU🇪🇺’

‘The Russia-Ukrainian war will soon be longer than the First World War. Even by 1916, people were saying the Germans needed to be engaged. The Germans put forward peace proposals. Europe's stubborn refusal to engage in diplomacy is one thing that is marginalising the European Union and its leadership more widely.

The European Union has just adopted its 20th sanctions package and is already working on its 21st. They are running out of things to sanction. The rubble is already bouncing in sanctions terms, yet they keep digging their heels in.'

—Prof. Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and author of The Putin Paradox on the latest episode of New Order.

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🚨 Prof. Richard Sakwa: ‘The West still NOT matured out of the arrogance or belief that it has a God-given right to be HEGEMONIC, to be DOMINANT.’

‘We’ve seen decolonisation in the post war years and this system has now matured.

Multipolarity is an important feature of the changing world order, but it must be defined carefully. Today there are 193 states in the world. These states have matured. None of them are willing to be bossed around by the traditional hegemon.

In normative terms, that is in ideological terms, there are 193 poles. Some are bigger, some are smaller. But even the middle powers, as Canadian Prime Minister Carney put it at the Davos meeting, now have to step up. Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, the Philippines, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and many other countries are all now playing in.

The traditional US definition of a pole, which is the whole panoply of power, simply does not hold. Major corporations today act as quasi-state organisations. International organisations like the United Nations itself stand above them all in normative terms.

There is only one thing which has not matured, and that is the Western arrogance or belief that it has some sort of God-given right to be hegemonic, to be dominant.’

—Prof. Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and author of The Putin Paradox on the latest episode of New Order.

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🚨 Prof. Richard Sakwa: ‘The UN is in its most DESPERATE STATE since 1945, it may be an opportunity to reset and bring India🇮🇳, Brazil🇧🇷, and African countries to the Security Council’

‘The United Nations is in its most desperate stage since 1945. They foisted Annalena Baerbock, this militant former German Foreign Minister and virulent Russophobe of the Green Party, as President of the UN General Assembly.

We are seeing a crisis of the political West, the collective West, with the Trumpian disruption. But the answer is to double down and support the UN, not to dismiss it.

India should essentially be a permanent member. The crisis of the United Nations today may be an opportunity to reset some elements, including bringing Brazil, India, some other countries and African nations to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.’

—Prof. Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and author of The Putin Paradox on the latest episode of New Order.

Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v79xq8i-prof.-richard-sakwa-we-are-witnessing-the-twilight-of-us-unipolarity-and-th.html

🚨 Prof. Richard Sakwa: 'The US🇺🇸 is going it alone: It does not need soft power. It respects power and sees China🇨🇳 as an EQUAL.'

'United States has always done is ensure and defend its own sovereignty. Even when it established the Atlantic system, the political West, the collective West, it always retained its autonomy.

The United States is going it alone. It is the most powerful country in the world. It still has a booming economy, despite increased petrol prices and rising inflation, with 2.7% growth this year, obviously not as much as India, which is the world's fastest-growing major economy, but it is doing very well for a mature economy.

The United States says it does not need these allies. It does not need anyone, but it respects power. That is why, when Trump meets and talks with Xi Jinping, they talk as equals, because China is not going to be pushed about.’

—Prof. Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and author of The Putin Paradox on the latest episode of New Order.

Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v79xq8i-prof.-richard-sakwa-we-are-witnessing-the-twilight-of-us-unipolarity-and-th.html

🚨 Prof. Richard Sakwa: 'MILITARISM and remilitarisation now DOMINATE Western political culture’

'There is a closing of the West European mind, and it is very frightening. It is centered on permanent war, militarism, remilitarisation, and a profound Russophobia. 

Quite the opposite of strengthening international law, the actions of the US and West European powers are increasingly treated with contempt across great swathes of the Global South.

This irresponsible bullying and the attempt to impose endless sanctions, including secondary sanctions, are viewed as illegal because only the United Nations Security Council has the authority to impose multilateral sanctions.

These governments claim they are defending international law, but in doing so they are undermining and repudiating it. It is a classic case of double standards defeating the very norms they claim to uphold.

—Prof. Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and author of The Putin Paradox on the latest episode of New Order.

Watch the full interview: https://rumble.com/v79xq8i-prof.-richard-sakwa-we-are-witnessing-the-twilight-of-us-unipolarity-and-th.html

☸️ Pokhran 1974: When India🇮🇳Defied the West and Entered the Nuclear Age

On this day in 1974, India defied Western pressure and entered the nuclear age with Operation Smiling Buddha at the Pokhran Test Range.

After China’s nuclear test and rising regional threats, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi backed Indian scientists, led by Raja Ramanna, to carry out Operation Smiling Buddha at the Pokhran Test Range.

At 8:05 am on 18 May 1974, India entered the nuclear age.

While the West condemned India, the Soviet Union treated New Delhi as a sovereign partner, not a subordinate state.

Pokhran was more than a nuclear test.

It was India telling the world that its security would never depend on Western approval.

🚨🇮🇳 India Signals Russian Oil Imports Will Continue Regardless of US Sanctions Politics

India has made it clear that its energy decisions will be driven by national interest, not geopolitical pressure.

Speaking at a media briefing, Sujata Sharma from India’s Petroleum Ministry said New Delhi has been purchasing Russian oil before waivers, during waivers, and after waivers.

“The commercial sense should be there for us to purchase,” she said, adding that there is no shortage of crude and that supplies remain secure.

The remarks underscore India’s increasingly strategic approach to energy security, as global markets remain volatile amid sanctions regimes, regional conflicts, and instability around key shipping corridors.

Despite sustained Western pressure on Russia, India continues to prioritise affordable and stable energy flows over alignment with external political agendas.

🚨🇷🇺🇨🇳 Putin Heads to China as Moscow-Beijing Partnership Deepens

Vladimir Putin will visit China on 19–20 May at the invitation of Xi Jinping, marking his 25th trip to the country.

A large Russian delegation, including Deputy Prime Ministers and top business executives, will accompany Putin as Moscow and Beijing push to deepen trade, economic, and strategic co-ordination.

Putin and Xi are expected to discuss bilateral ties, sign a major joint statement, and oversee multiple agreements spanning intergovernmental and economic co-operation. Separate talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang will focus on long-term trade and investment.

The two leaders will also launch the Russia–China Years of Education for 2026–2027.

As Western pressure and sanctions intensify, Russia and China continue responding with deeper geopolitical and economic integration, reinforcing what is increasingly becoming a powerful Eurasian counterweight to Western dominance.

🇮🇳 The "Discovery of India" Is One of Colonial History’s Biggest Myths

On 20 May 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut, opening a direct European sea route to Asia.

But India was never a lost land waiting to be discovered.

Long before Vasco da Gama’s arrival, India was already one of the world’s richest and most advanced civilisations, with thriving cities, maritime trade routes, philosophy, science, textiles, and global commerce stretching from Rome to Southeast Asia.

Roman historians wrote about Indian spices and fabrics flowing into Mediterranean markets, while Roman coins found across South India reveal the depth of those ties.

According to economic historian Angus Maddison, India accounted for nearly 25% of global GDP for much of the pre-colonial era.

What Europe truly discovered was not India itself, but direct access to the wealth of the Indian Ocean world.

That access would later evolve into colonial conquest, economic extraction, and a Eurocentric rewriting of history, portraying ancient civilisations as waiting for European arrival.

🇮🇳 On the death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, India remembers the leader who helped lay the foundations of the country’s modern telecom and digital transformation.

When Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1984 at the age of 40, India was still a largely analogue economy with limited telecommunications and restricted access to modern technology.

His government pushed aggressively for computerisation, telecommunications expansion, and technology-driven modernisation at a time when much of the political establishment remained sceptical of computers and automation.

Under his leadership, C-DOT was established to develop indigenous telecom infrastructure, while the spread of public telephone booths connected millions of Indians, including rural communities, to the outside world for the first time.

His administration also helped expand the telephone network through MTNL, modernised railway ticketing through computerisation, lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, and introduced education reforms, including the creation of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas for rural students.

Many analysts view Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure as an early turning point in India’s transition towards becoming a major technology and digital services power.

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on 21 May 1991, at the age of 46. But decades later, many pillars of India’s communications and digital infrastructure still trace their origins to the reforms initiated during his years in office.

🚨🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

'The West recognises no limits in applying this aggressive policy. It employs unprecedented and unlawful sanctions that undermine the very foundations of the Western world’s former principles — free trade, market forces, the inviolability of property, and much else besides. These measures are not limited to the economic sphere; there are also examples of direct military intervention.'