Nearly 90 Percent of the World Isn't Following Us on Ukraine

> Saudi Arabia, long a committed American partner, has established a close alliance with Russia in the OPEC Plus cartel. The Saudis have very publicly declined the request of an American president to increase oil production.

How can SA go from "committed partner" in one sentence, and then in the very next deny the POTUS?

Actions speak louder that words.

I refuse to read further. I have better sources for narrative-y fiction than Newsweek.

At least since the 1960s, there has been resentment around the world regarding America's influence. I've lived in a variety of non-Western countries since the 1980s and there has always been some degree of resentment against the USA at every social level. It is so pervasive in culture that I just expect to always be dealing with it.

These people have long yearned for a shift away from American domination, and with the rise of China and Asia in general, it has begun to look like that day may come in a decade or two. Now, the events surrounding the Russo-Ukrainian War are hastening the change.

The international regime is headed toward an inflection point, at which the axis of influence will permanently shift away from the USA. The bulk of the non-Western world badly wants this to happen, and while they may be sympathetic to Ukraine, they care more about this.