Pax Americana and the geopolitical interregnum

A survey on, and scenarios for, the future global order.

Europe under the Congress of Vienna, Carl Metzeroth, c1849, Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen, Germany.

In this week’s Not in Dispatches, we want to expand on an idea that underscores much of our work: the concept of a “geopolitical interregnum”.

It’s the macro theme behind all our macro views: that we’re at the end of one stage of globalisation—…