Global dictatorships set to return in new post-Cold War era

Anti-coup protesters stand at a barricade as they clash with security forces on Bayint Naung Bridge in Mayangone, Yangon, Myanmar March 16, 2021. [Reuters]

Myanmar is slowly but steadily becoming the new killing field of Asia. It is a sign of a return to the global dictatorial order of a gone age. Then, the world looked on as dictators wreaked havoc upon citizens, as a factor of self-interested superpower competitions.

The rise of China and the resurgence of Russia are two developments set to return the global community to the toxic order of competitions for global dominance akin to the post-World War II period of 1945-1990.