The Quiet Return of Great‑Power Politics: How Strategic Rivalry Is Redefining the Global Order

The Quiet Return of Great‑Power Politics: How Strategic Rivalry Is Redefining the Global Order

Muhammad Saad Ismail Khokhar
Muhammad Saad Ismail Khokhar
Jan 10, 2026
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Are we having more wars this year? By the start of ’26, we got a massive firework that later shifted toward real chaos. In just the first 10 days, we got so much that it is pushing the world toward World War III. If the world moves the way it is, then we are near World War.

 

By the start of ’26, when the world was saying bye to the previous year and welcoming the new year, before the end of the year, a cease‑fire in Palestine gave us hope that the next year would be a better one. But this thought remained just an imagination for us. On January 2–3, the USA military had an operation to invade Venezuela, where they captured Venezuela’s president and first lady and took them back to the USA. In the media talks, the USA not only officially confirmed that they violated Venezuelan airspace and international laws but also defended the actions publicly.

 

But on top of this, it was just a reminder from him that they will not stop here, where he warned Cuba and Colombia for rising voices for Maduro, where he just had one reason to warn them — it was an expression of speech. It seems like America’s continent is heading toward hellfire. For sure, there is no other power that can stop the USA in that region.

 

Donald Trump did not stop here; he took one step forward, where he moved all his interactions toward Iranian protests, claiming that if a single person dies, the US will push Iran. While in Trump’s presidency, a Las Vegas shooting happened where 60 innocent people died. Right now, the USA people are suffering from economic and health issues, but what matters for the USA president is how to take over Venezuela’s oil.

 

On the other side, the tension rising between Russia and Europe was at its peak, as Europe is planning to give all Russian money to Ukraine to rebuild it. But the issue is that Russia is aware of it, which is why things are getting heated between Russia and Europe. It was expected that Russia could attack Belgium. While Trump is also expanding his hands toward Denmark, where Greenland was a gem in his eye. The safest region of the world is now on the verge of becoming a new battlefield.

 

The thing we witnessed for years in Asia and the Middle East was millions of deaths and billions of dollars in costs. Similar hazards are now on the European and American continents. Let’s see how these ashes settle and raise many more.

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