Global Transition Era: The Collapse of Post-WWII Order and the Rise of New Challenges in 2025
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, the year 2025 has starkly revealed the inability of the post-World War II international order to manage complex modern crises. A world once governed by rules, norms, and institutions now finds itself in a historic transitional period. As Antonio Gramsci warned, “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; in this interregnum, monsters appear” – a phrase that perfectly describes today’s global political landscape where raw power and crisis creation dominate decision-making over law or consensus.
In this unstable environment, America’s retreat from its traditional role as “global order manager” due to systemic weaknesses has marginalized rule-based international governance. This withdrawal has created space for moral, political, and security crises, with the Gaza conflict and U.S. support for Israel exemplifying the collapse of international institutions’ legitimacy.
The post-1945 order, despite its flaws, maintained some stability for decades. However, successive U.S. administrations, particularly under President Donald Trump, have demonstrated that international laws only matter when aligned with national interests. Multilateral institutions and traditional alliances have become tools for strategic influence rather than cooperation.
This shift has revived naked power politics, with countries prioritizing military might, border changes, and absolute national interests while disregarding international law. The Gaza crisis particularly highlights the West’s collapsing moral authority as global bodies like the UN and ICJ face political pressure from Washington.
The transitional period has seen the rise of Gramsci’s “monsters” – populism, extreme nationalism, and institutional collapse. Deal-making power politics dominate, with personal relationships with the U.S. president outweighing international norms. Meanwhile, Europe’s failure to maintain liberal values and security independence leaves a power vacuum.
Emerging powers could potentially revive global order through economic growth and commitment to international law, but success requires collective will. As Finnish President Alexander Stubb suggests, a global conference establishing enforceable international commitments might restore institutional legitimacy. Without such reconstruction, the world risks descending into absolute chaos where might makes right.
