Today’s international system is neither fully unipolar nor genuinely multipolar. As Amitav
Acharya aptly puts it, it resembles a multi-room theatre more than a chessboard.
Following the end of the Cold War, Pax Americana established a US-led global order.
Washington set the rules through its political, economic, and military reach, while its allies-often enthusiastically—reinforced this architecture.
China’s vision of global hegemony has become a central feature of the 21st-century geopolitics. Russia is often cast as a partner in this project. Both governments argue that a more multipolar and fairer international order is attainable, being less a new construction than a partial restoration of what they claim the global system should be.
Istanbul hosted a highly significant event in the academic field of intelligence studies from October 10 to 12, 2025. The “International Congress on Intelligence Studies,“ organized by the National Intelligence Academy, brought together 250 academics from Turkey and around the world.
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