The post-US world is already taking shape — look at the massive EU-India trade deal‘America First’ might mean ‘America Alone’ as the world finds workarounds for the ‘Donroe Doctrine’By Ravinder Kaur / The GuardianThe year was 2007. The EU-India free trade agreement unveils the emerging silhouette of a post-US world order amid relentless threats to territorial sovereignty, punitive tariffs and the weakening of multilateral institutions. The trade deal is the largest of its kind but is part of a growing trend as many nations attempt to forge new alliances. Brussels recently concluded a trade deal with the South American Mercosur trade bloc, with several more in the pipeline; India has made agreements with the UK and New Zealand in the last few months alone. The world many outside the west have long dreamed about — of multipolarity, strategic autonomy, even de-dollarization — is taking shape, first slowly and then rapidly.

Source: Taipei Times February 01, 2026 18:12 UTC