New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Global politics is once again at a crossroads. The Trump 2.0 era has unsettled the international stage, with Washington appearing to shift toward a hemispheric focus reminiscent of the old Monroe Doctrine. On its anniversary, President Donald Trump declared: "My Administration proudly reaffirms this promise under a new Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: that the American people-not foreign nations nor globalist institutions-will always control their own destiny in our hemisphere."

This trend exemplifies a world adrift, marked by what Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described as: "We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition." It is a moment of fracture that, in the words of Professor Barry Buzan, ref...