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Peeping into the evolving world order after hegemony: A Copernican Revolution

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  W ith global international relations in great flux for the last decade, the emerging world order is finally taking nebulous yet substantive shape through the ongoing U.S.-Russia truce talks on the War in Ukraine and through the related international diplomacy. Modern international history shows that a marked shift in international distribution of power often causes a hegemonic war or a great war, resetting a world order according to which countries win or lose a war or according to their relative military superiority and inferiority at the time of truce talks. This applies well to the current U.S.-Russia global confrontation that includes the protracted warfare in Ukraine, while politically dividing the rest of the world between the two, now in favor of Russia. This essay will discuss major important features of the evolving world order and their central implications to world politics.   1. The features of the truce talks  O n February 18, U.S. and Russian negotiation t...

Presidential elections in Belarus 2025: a new phase in the country's socio-political and economic development

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  A mid turbulent events that have gripped the world, including two wars in Europe and the Middle East, Belarus is gearing up for its presidential elections on 26 January 2025. This event marks a critical turning point in the political life of Belarus, which, despite all challenges, has maintained security and stability while achieving an impressive level of economic growth. A total of 6,913,965 Belarusian citizens are eligible to vote in what can be viewed as a popular referendum on the direction the country will take in the coming period. These elections are expected to usher in a new phase of socio-political and economic development in Belarusian history, defined by stability and economic progress in the face of Western sanctions and the war in neighbouring Ukraine. Belarusians hope that  Donald Trump ’s election will signal the start of strategic dialogue with the West and bring about a relaxation of imposed sanctions. Analysts estimate that the incumbent president,  ...