The Red Sea, the Middle East,and the Illusion of a Multipolar World

The poet Tarafa ibn al-Abd said in his famous Mu’allaqah:
The days will reveal to you what you didn’t know before.
The one you refused provision will bring you word.

Our analysis in a previously published study (The Start of a New Historical Cycle of the International Order: A Study in Quantum Methodology – The Middle East) highlighted the illusion of a Saudi-Chinese alliance or partnership, a Saudi-Russian partnership, and the mirage of the decline of American influence in the Middle East. The study highlighted the delusion of the imminent withdrawal of the United States from the region and the end of the current cycle of the international system in which the American pole is dominant.

This position alleges that a multipolar world will emerge without regional and major global conflicts and wars. Since 2012, Russian leaders have consistently propagated these deceiving ideas. China espoused this narrative since 2018, and some politicians in various countries, such as Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and others, further popularized these claims.