In this special edition of GLOBcast from Château Béla, Karin von Hippel, Director General, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), offers her expert take on new political philosophies, Ukraine’s ability to finish its government reforms, the renewed threat of populism and de-globalization, winning traits for the future of world polarity, China’s global ambitions despite internal disruptions, as well as the potential consequences for the west of an enduring Russia–China Global South alliance. This episode was made possible by the support of the following partners: the International Visegrad Fund, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, CBRE, Political Capital Institute, and Jagello 2000.