Xi and Putin's Plan to Disrupt Global Order Takes Shape

Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia provides a chance for Vladimir Putin to showcase the new world order he believes he is forging through his war on Ukraine, in which the United States and NATO can no longer dictate anything to anyone. The visit shows sides being taken, with China, Russia, and Iran lining up against the United States, Britain, and other NATO allies in a competition for global influence and for alliances with nations such as South Africa and Saudi Arabia. The alignment of authoritarian leaders may see the world divided into opposing camps for decades, stymieing cooperation on climate change, choking global action on human rights abuses, paralyzing international institutions, and increasing tensions in contested regions.