Uncertainty in World Politics: New “Normality” or New “Abnormality”

• Published in: Problemy postsovetskogo prostranstva Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 304 - 314
• Main Author: Neimark, M. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Centre of Regional Research 30.11.2021
• Subjects: coronavirus pandemic; new world order; russia; turbulence; uncertainty; world politics
• ISSN: 2313-8920; 2587-8174
• DOI: 10.24975/2313-8920-2021-8-3-304-314

In the conditions of turbulent transformations of the world order, life itself, with its contradictions, difficulties and surprises, extremely actualizes the problems associated with unforeseen risks and challenges to world development. The coronavirus pandemic has created a new “normality” or, more precisely, a new “abnormality” in which countries find themselves regardless of their geopolitical status and place in the international hierarchy. The global coronavirus crisis has exacerbated the already growing uncertainty in global political processes. Uncertainty and the associated strategic instability is a breeding ground for preserving acutely problematic nodes of global politics and delaying the search for constructive solutions that bring them closer to a mutually acceptable model of the coming world order. The phenomenon of apolarity is becoming more and more complicated and has been linked in recent years with the growing weight and influence of new geopolitical players and centers of power — China, India, Latin America states. The international positions of Russia have significantly strengthened, which has acquired a full-fledged role in global politics. In the context of the current geopolitical confrontations and competitive rivalry, the experience of understanding uncertainty in the scientific and expert communities of Russia acquires special practical and political significance.