Former assistant secretary of US State: It’s not a unipolar world anymore

Tibor Nagy, a former assistant secretary of State for African affairs, said the Niger coup leaders’ unwillingness to back down in the face of US pleas and warnings was a sign of America’s fading influence globally as other powers rise, Report informs, citing Politico.

“It’s not a unipolar world anymore,” he said. “It’s duo-polar, if anything, and there are a whole lot of middle powers who have quite a bit of leverage.”