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A new world order isn’t coming, it’s already here − and this is what it looks like

Sep 16, 2025 • By Magazine Editor

On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed event in which 26 world leaders were offered a podium view of Beijing’s impressive military might. John Rennie Short explains it might be in flux, and the U.S. still has a big role in it, but a new world order has begun – and as it develops, it will look increasingly different than what it’s replacing.