"I’M NOT ONE OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE A MULTIPOLAR WORLD WILL BE A WONDERFUL THING, I JUST RECOGNIZE THAT IT BEATS THE HELL OUT OF THE ALTERNATIVE, THAT BEING INCREASINGLY RECKLESS NUCLEAR BRINKMANSHIP TO MAINTAIN GLOBAL CONTROL. THE US HAS BEEN IN CHARGE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE WORLD ORDER IT DOMINATES CAN ONLY BE MAINTAINED BY NONSTOP VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION, WITH MORE AND MORE OF THAT VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION BEING DIRECTED TOWARD MAJOR NUCLEAR-ARMED POWERS. THE FACTS ARE IN AND THE CASE IS CLOSED: US UNIPOLAR HEGEMONY IS UNSUSTAINABLE." - CAITLIN JOHNSTONE