Mário Vaz, international politics analyst, gave Executive Digest the second of three interviews on the 25 years since September 11. In this conversation, Vaz analyzes the transformations of global power since the 2001 attacks.
The analyst notes that Europe adopted a posture of dependence in three fundamental areas: it subcontracted security to the United States, energy to Russia, and industry to China. According to Vaz, this decision had profound consequences for the global geopolitical balance.
Vaz explains that Washington's strategic choices contributed to opening space for China on the international stage. Simultaneously, these decisions shook Western credibility in the world.
The analyst concludes that these dynamics resulted in the multipolar world envisioned for 2026, a scenario marked by the distribution of power among several global powers rather than Western hegemony.
