'We have to learn to navigate through wolf world'
Summary
Political analyst Marc Saxer argues that the liberal world order is breaking down and that countries must learn to navigate an increasingly violent, multipolar “wolf world.” He says small states like Nepal need broad foreign-policy consensus and more strategic options to avoid becoming chessboards for great powers.
Key Points
- Marc Saxer launched his book Geopolitical Conflict in the Wolf World: Great Power Competition and the Illiberal Revolt against the Liberal Order in Kathmandu.
- He argues that the American-led liberal world order is fading, with major powers increasingly ignoring rules and intensifying global disorder.
- Saxer says development and trade are becoming harder in a protectionist, weaponized geo-economic environment.
- For Nepal, he recommends broad consensus on foreign policy and diversified ties, citing Mongolia’s “third neighbour policy” as an example.
