The International Order And Imperative Global Transformations

The current international order is at a critical juncture in its stability due to transformations that have affected its foundational principles, which relied on stability and balance of power. This bet has not endured in the face of changes imposed by a tense context marked by significant factors such as Innovation and technology, crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the recent aggression of the Zionist entity against Gaza. Traditional and emerging actors have emerged, leading to undeniable indicators of a gradual shift towards a new global order that aligns with and differs from the established international reality, as depicted by the traditional framework established by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, in terms of the nature and strength of its components. New non-state actors have emerged alongside classic nationalist forces, creating an active movement within centers of power and influencing decision-makers, thus altering the established map since the end of the Cold War, building upon the aforementioned, this paper will aims to explore the pressing necessity for reform the current international order and recognize its transition from the unilateral polar decided by the United Nations to a new world characterized by new polarity, whose contours are yet to be fully defined, as powerful entities such as the United States, Russia, and the soft power of China hope for dominance, While considering the risks involved in this process of transformation, precisely the void that will result from the disengagement of major classical powers from their previous interventions, in addition to the above and in order to intensely discuss the subject this paper aims to answer the following question: “Has reforming the current international order become an inevitable necessity?” Especially with the features of the current international context, the most important of which is the rise of soft powers (China) and the role of non-governmental actors as a determinant factor in drawing borders of a new international order.

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