The world’s geopolitical center of gravity is shifting eastward, and the United States is in danger of becoming a spectator. The powerful display of cooperation between the leaders of India, China, and Russia at the SCO summit is being hailed as proof of this historic power shift.
In the US, political commentator Van Jones sounded the alarm, describing the event as a “historically big deal.” He warned that the image of Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin united is the visual representation of a “new world order” that leaves the West “in a box.” This is a fundamental challenge to the global structure that has been in place for generations.
This shift has been accelerated by US trade policies that have pushed other nations to seek alternative alliances. The tariffs have provided a common enemy and a powerful incentive for these Eastern giants to coordinate their strategies. The SCO summit was their coming-out party as a cohesive bloc.
Jones stressed the danger of America’s new position on the “bad side of the triangle.” He lamented that the country has been strategically isolated by this new reality, facing a world where “it’s everybody against us.” This dramatic redrawing of the global map, he concluded, is not in America’s best interest.