World Order After 2025
Term
World Order After 2025
Idea level
Others / Analytic Observation (Geopolitics)
Scope: Names period following expiration of post-1945 global order
Definition
The World Order After 2025, as articulated by Yuen Yuen Ang (2025), refers to the period after the expiration of the post-1945 global order, understood not as polycrisis or hegemonic succession, but as polytunity—a generational opening for deep transformation of global institutions and thought within a multipolar context.
Sources
First articulation:
Ang, Yuen Yuen. “The World Order After 2025.” Project Syndicate (31 December 2025).
Introduction to polytunity:
Ang, Yuen Yuen. “The Global Polytunity.” Project Syndicate (29 October 2025).
Genealogy
[Concept] Polytunity—reframing global disruption as a generational opening for deep institutional and intellectual transformation
[Paradigm] AIM Political Economy (intellectual foundation for the polytunity)
→ [Application: Historical and Global Trends]: Marks expiration of post-1945 global order and interprets post-2025 period as polytunity rather than polycrisis
Quotes
“2025 marks the year the postwar global order expired, and a new one was about to be born.”
“Rather than simply naming the death of the old, we must ask what might replace it. After all, while profound disruption carries acute risks, it also provides a rare opening for deep transformation. That is why we should view this moment not as a polycrisis, but as a “polytunity” – a generational opening for global transformation from the margins.”
“But the future that emerges after 2025 depends crucially on the worldview we choose. Lamenting the polycrisis reinforces paralysis, whereas embracing the polytunity encourages change.”
– Ang, The World Order After 2025
Multilingual Translations
Chinese (simplified): 洪源远：2025年后的世界秩序 (Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore)
Slovak: Čo mali spoločné roky 1600 a 2025? Boli perfektné štvorce a priniesli zmeny (Denník N, Slovakia)
Spanish: El orden mundial después de 2025 (La Prensa, Nicaragua)
Reprints in English: [Asia] Bangkok Post, Free Malaysia Today, Taipei Times, The Bhutanese, ThinkChina (“The Polytunity of the Post-2025 World Order”)/ [Carribean] Jamaica Gleaner / [North America] Polycrisis.org
Related Descriptive Phrases (Non-Canonical)
These phrases are commonly used to describe aspects of “World Order After 2045” when the keyword is not used.
Post-1945 world order / Emerging world order / End of the liberal international order
Global order after the Cold War
New new world order