May 12, 2026
In 1972, Richard Nixon flew to Beijing convinced that the world was becoming multipolar. He sought to position the United States as one of several great powers, strong enough to balance the Soviet Union and other emerging rivals. What he could not foresee was that his visit would instead mark the beginning of a unipolar era defined by unprecedented American dominance.
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