For states like North Macedonia, the new multipolar order brings both peril and opportunity: adapt without surrendering identity
Alongside the ongoing debate among scholars and expert circles regarding the most accurate terminology for the emerging global order – multipolar, polycentric, or multi-nodal – the concept of the “civilizational state” has naturally gained prominence. I first encountered this framework in the work of Professor Zhang Weiwei of Fudan University, who derives the notion from China’s long historical tradition of statehood. Over time, however, I have observed this concept increasingly applied to Russia, India, Iran, and…
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