Geopolitical Conflict in the Wolf World

In the multipolar "Wolf Word," Europe must reorganize itself to maintain peace and stability as conflict erupts around the globe.
Wars rage in Europe and the Middle East, while tensions in East Asia threaten to ignite another. Enter the power-driven Wolf World, where the law of the jungle prevails. Marc Saxer argues that this dangerous world was brought about by the twin crisis of liberalism, which fuels illiberal revolts against liberal democracies and has led to the collapse of the liberal world order. He examines how, after the end of Pax Americana, major and minor powers navigate the geopolitical competition and geoeconomic disruption shaping an asymmetrical multipolar world. Drawing on the historical experiences and philosophies that inform alternative concepts of order in non-Western civilizations, Saxer explores how a multipolar rules-based order could stabilize the Wolf World.

Marc Saxer is a political analyst and strategist with two decades of experience in Asia, advising governments, industry, and civil society.

Introduction Part I: The Twin Crisis of the Liberal Order 1. The Rise and Fall of the Liberal World Order 2. The Erosion of Liberal Hegemony in Western Democracies 3. The Illiberal Turn Part II: Geopolitical Competition, Geoeconomic Disruption, and the Emergence of the Wolf World 4. Geopolitics in a World of Three Primary Theatres of Conflict 5. Geo-Economic Competition Disrupts the World Economy Part III: Ordering the Wolf World 6. The Global Distribution of Power 7. Looking Beyond the West: Alternative Models of Order 8. What Order Can Stabilize the Wolf World? Part IV: Navigating the Wolf World 9. Shifting Grand Strategies for the Wolf World 10. Europe in the Wolf World: A Strategy for Survival Index About the Author