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> What does this even mean?

For a short period after the collapse of the USSR, the world used to have only one superpower (which was the US), but it's not the situation anymore.

> The world was working just fine

I guess you missed the rise of Chinese GDP from 3% to 20% of global GDP, their military buildup, and their advances on the neighbors and the sea.



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