Xi Jinping’s military show in Beijing and his alliance of autocrats may look like the dawn of a new world order, yet the economic, scientific, and military balance still tilts toward the democracies of the West.
Matthias Naß is an international correspondent for Die Zeit. He joined the paper as a political editor in 1983. He served as deputy head of the political department (1990-94), editorial director (1994-97), and deputy editor-in-chief of Die Zeit (1998-2010).
Xi Jinping’s military show in Beijing and his alliance of autocrats may look like the dawn of a new world order, yet the economic, scientific, and military balance still tilts toward the democracies of the West.