The Global Interregnum: The Old World Is Dying, and the New Struggles to Be Born

The post-1945 international order is no longer shaping state behavior as it once did. As legal restraint and multilateralism weaken, security concerns, economic coercion, and flexible alliances are defining an unsettled global interregnum.
India’s Maldives Crisis and Beyond: What is at Stake
![Washington Post report on alleged plot of India to oust Maldives government raises questions. What’s behind the claim and its geopolitical impact? [Image via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1267258_5538403_1111111111_updates.webp)
Washington Post report on alleged plot of India to oust Maldives government raises questions. What’s behind the claim and its geopolitical impact?