The post-epidemic world order: Who is coming to the leadership seat?

For almost half a century after World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union controlled international politics. During the Cold War, the world system was bipolar. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, the United States established its sole dominance in the world system, leading to various global crises. In the 21st century, China has been at the forefront of the race to become a superpower with a number of powerful states and large economies.The trade war was the first public episode of the fight for global leadership.

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In the midst of this trade war, a new virus was caught in Wuhan, China in December last year, which has reached all corners of the globe in the last six months. The United States, which has been a global leader for the past few decades, has been hit the hardest by the virus, which has hit many European countries. For the safety of the lives of the citizens, different countries of the world have had to go on the path of lockdown, as a result of which the economy has come to a standstill.In the meantime, the political strategy of blaming each other is going on in the regular briefings of the heads of state, there is a hint of change in the global supply chain. Pointing to the failure of conventional leadership structures to deal with the crisis, almost all analysts agree that the post-epidemic world will be much different from the previous world.