مؤسسة الشرق الأوسط للنشر العلمي
عادةً ما يتم الرد في غضون خمس دقائق
Abstract
This article is an endeavor to illustrate the COVID-19 pandemic’s future consequences on the world order. It focuses on analyzing current and past internal and external factors of the US and China as international great powers, without neglecting other powers, such as Russia and the European Union. The analysis explains the impacts on the economy, politics and international relations, which reflect new acts of active powers, such as attempts to expand the sphere of influence, which might be interpreted by the Offensive Realism theory. The countries most affected by the epidemic have declined to put their trust in international organizations and allies; consequently, there are four potential scenarios that might be expected: the world may shift to the leadership of China alone; or alliances may be formed that lead to a new bipolar or unipolar world order; or global chaos and the destruction of the world order; or the continuation of US leadership. Finally, with the acceleration of international events - especially the war in Ukraine - extra factors are appearing that deserve study and analysis, as they may contribute to reshaping the world order