EDITOR'S CORNER: Who Holds the Power?
Finnish President Alexander Stubb wrote an interesting book called The Triangle of Power . It refers to the concentration of power among superpowers and how these powers seek to rule their respective parts of the world. Before WWII, we lived in such a world. After the destruction and horror of the greatest conflict in history, power became more dispersed. Although it remained concentrated among the superpowers, smaller nations had more freedom and choice than ever before. Recently, President Stubb suggested that he should have called his book The Rectangle of Power instead. What has changed? In this blog, I want to explore the idea that the world's power is once again becoming concentrated among a few superpowers. How does this affect smaller nations? Do we live in a decaying world? FROM TRIANGLE TO RECTANGLE, WHAT CHANGED? In the book, Stubb describes a world shaped by three centres of power. These are traditional models that most of us are familiar with. The United States leads ...