Zaki Laïdi, political scientist: 'In 2025, building spheres of influence is infinitely more difficult than during the Cold War'
- Posted on January 31, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Zaki Laïdi, political scientist: 'In 2025, building spheres of influence is infinitely more difficult than during the Cold War'
OP-ED. While the theory of spheres of influence is highly popular, four factors counterbalance it, writes the international systems expert in an op-ed for Le Monde. He describes a hybrid world order, where Sino-American bipolarization and the rise of the Global South collide.
