The Russia-Ukraine conflict could shake up the global balance of power in 3 big ways, Economist Intelligence Unit says
. But as the conflict continues, it stands to shake up the world order with new alliances and divisions.
"Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a flagrant challenge to the US's role as global policeman, and suggests that the world has become much more unstable and dangerous," the economists said. "Russia's repudiation of the Western-led 'rules based order' signals a turning away from Europe and the creation of a new division of the continent, three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall," EIU said.
NATO and the EU have warned that incursions into member states would result in swift military retaliation. The groups have so far avoided sending forces into Ukraine amid fears of escalating the conflict into a third World War. Yet as the invasion presses on and Russia shows no signs of withdrawing, the likelihood of a new dividing line grows.Among the biggest unknowns in the conflict is where China will land.
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