The World Without a Centre
The wars in Ukraine and the Persian Gulf appear to be separate conflicts, but what if they share the same underlying reality? In this episode of The Axis, we explore the emergence of an "empty centre" in international politics—a world in which no great power can fully impose a new global order. As authority becomes increasingly contested, wars no longer end with decisive victories. Instead, they become prolonged struggles over legitimacy, endurance, and symbolic power. Is the greatest crisis of our time not the rise of a new hegemon, but the absence of one?
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