Recently, there has been much talk about the polarity and its sporadic changes. This geopolitical phenomenon is utterly unpredictable. There are only three classic models for the world‘s polarity – unipolarity, bipolarity and multipolarity. Professor John Mearsheimer was a popular neorealist who commented on the polarization of our world. He emphasized that the post-war bipolar world was more balanced, despite the cold war perils and misgivings. As mutable as modernity may seem, its polarity has undergone a new metamorphosis and is now heading for multipolarity with America, China, and Russia at the top.
It is true that any model of world polarity could be considered natural and acceptable for Mankind to not have to worry about the number of geopolitical pinnacles or their influence on our fates. One might be totally unaware of the events around the world while sitting in a quaint little cafe in an exotic location.
Georgia is also affected by what’s happening in the world today, according to the widely accepted assumption. I wonder if Georgia should be concerned about whether the world is bi-polar, mono-polar or multi-polar. Political scientists who are confident in their own abilities would say that the polarity of our planet has an impact on us. They may be right, but they would not be specific about it.
Imagine a world that was still bipolar as it was in the 90s. How would this affect the way of living in this country? No, I’m sure not! Our vital interests will probably remain the same, if we can affordably manipulate between the two poles. Georgia tried to singularize the foreign vector when the world became monopolar. This gave an impetus for the dream of joining the western military bloc, which never came to fruition, and goodness knows if that will ever come true. Georgia has not changed much in terms its geopolitical ambitions, economic potential, or cultural ways. It is still a small Eurasian nation with moderately displayed features of an international actor and slightly improved odds of making some progress towards a stronger image and a better life.
Some might object to this lighthearted assumption, using a witty deduction like ‘you can’t have the cake and eat it too’ but the hard-earned national practice of the last 35 years corroborates the former postulation that our most optimal path is to carefully watch the way the world is developing, to gingerly tap every possible opportunity for development, and to do our business as independently as possible from the ongoing confusing, and scary interplay of the famous biggies of the world. Some may object to this lighthearted assumption with witty deductions like ‘you cannot have your cake and eat too’, but the hard-earned national practice of the past 35 years confirms the former postulation. Our best path is to carefully monitor the way the rest of the world develops and to gingerly tap into every opportunity for development.
Nugzar B.Ruhadze, Op-Ed
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