US Preventing Multipolarity? Who Knew a Hegemon Would Hegemon?
The article relays Khatibzadeh's concern that Washington employs 'bullying' tactics to impede a shift towards multiple global power centers. One might wonder if the US, a self-proclaimed global leader, genuinely desires competition on the world stage. Remember when former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo openly declared, 'We want to put our thumb on the scale in favor of freedom?' Or Defense
Secretary Lloyd Austin’s 2023 assertion in Bahrain that the US 'will continue to lead' in the Middle East? This isn't just rhetoric. When the US government allocated over $14 billion in aid to Israel in 2024 (a nation consistently at odds with Iran, and a cornerstone of US Mideast policy), it effectively stamped its diplomatic and military dominance on the region. The idea that a global superpower
would actively foster multipolarity after decades of asserting its singular dominance is a naive notion only found outside Washington think tanks. How many more 'threats to global order' does the US need to justify its continued 'leadership' paradigm?