Old World Order | Editorial

Ever since President Biden’s arrival into the Oval Office, traditional US rivalries have reached yet another pinnacle of hostility. The back and forth with Russia and China has continued—and the Biden Administration has left no opportunity to issue condemnations for alleged human rights abuses in both states.

The only difference this time is that China is now perceived by the US as the most major threat. But it is clear from the US President’s statements on Friday, that the bipolar world from the Cold War decades might soon be our new reality, if the acrimony continues to take rise.

While this has been obvious for several years, what is more surprising is that even regional and global developmental projects initiated by Beijing have struck a nerve within the policy circles of Washington. The Belt and Road Initiative in particular, has been seen by the US as a threat, and it looks to be seeking out support from its traditional allies in the ‘west’ in the UK and Europe to come up with a competing plan.

This however, is easier said than done. China’s BRI has been decades in the making, and actually comes from a necessity to develop global routes that benefitted both China and states along the route immensely. CPEC for instance, grants China a crucial route into the Indian Ocean. Trading and shipping lines where Beijing could benefit with its partners were identified and developed. Even if the US starts now, it will take at least the same amount of time to get where BRI is now, and by then the belt and road might already be reaping enormous dividends.

A better strategy would be to invest in cooperation and take advantage of all that BRI has to offer. Much like India in Asia, the US is deliberately pushing itself against cooperative tendencies globally. President Biden must look to strike a different note compared to his predecessors. International politics should move past old hostilities, and chart a new course together, instead of in competition.

Source: https://nation.com.pk/29-Mar-2021/old-world-order

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