3 paths to stability in a conflict-ridden world

The reshaping of the global economic system we are witnessing has entered an acute phase. This raises several questions. When will the world return to a more stable condition? No less importantly, what places will key countries occupy in the new configuration?To answer these questions, it is useful to view current events through the prism of systemic interstate conflicts, which are among the main markers of such transformations. By systemic conflicts, however, one should understand not only military conflicts but a broader confrontation involving trade and financial wars, competition for resources and markets and the reconfiguration of trade routes.In other words, the current systemic conflict should not be seen as a set of separate episodes – such as the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="119503" data-entity-type="event">US-Israeli war against Iran in the Middle East, Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="135899" data-entity-type="event">Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or the China-tariff-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="135900" data-entity-type="event">US-China tariff war – but rather as a stage in the broader restructuring of the world system.