It happened after World War II and after the Cold War—and it is happening now. President Trump has thrust the U.S. into another “unipolar moment,” a time when a single great power dominates the globe and crafts a new world order.
The strike against Iran’s nuclear sites, the cease-fire in Gaza, and the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro together show that the U.S. controls the tempo and direction of world events. Which may also come to include regime change in Iran.
It has long been recognized that the U.S. is a superpower, a sovereign state able to exert its influence and force on a global scale. But it now stands alone among the current great powers, with China sliding into a distant second place.