The United States, long the dominant player on the global chessboard, may be facing a checkmate scenario. A new and powerful alliance of India, China, and Russia has strategically positioned itself to challenge the US-led order, a move that was put on stark display at the recent SCO summit and described by one analyst as a “historically big deal.”
That analyst, Van Jones, warned that the united front of Modi, Xi, and Putin is a calculated play to end the game of unipolarity. Their objective is to reset the board entirely, creating a new, multipolar world where the US is just one of several major pieces, not the king. This represents a fundamental threat to America’s long-held strategic position.
The alliance’s key motivation is a shared opposition to American tactics. The US’s use of economic weapons like tariffs has been perceived as an act of aggression, providing the perfect pretext for these nations to coordinate their strategies. They are united in their goal to create a global system that is no longer subject to American unilateralism.
The result is a dire strategic situation for the United States. Jones concluded that the US has been effectively cornered, finding itself “in a box” and on the “bad side of the triangle.” The nation is now confronting a world where a powerful, coordinated bloc is working against its interests, a dangerous and unfavorable position for the reigning superpower.
