Russia and China's New World Order

In 2005, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao proclaimed the need for a “new international order,” reaffirming similar statements made by their countries in 1996, 1997 and 2000. This new order would be “multipolar,” where no one country would be able to “monopolize or dominate world affairs.” 1

That one country “monopolizing and dominating world affairs” is, as you