If the changing world order were not apparent already, the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed it in the raw.

With the US no longer willing to carry the financial and military costs of its traditional alliances, the post-World War II global order is being reshaped by the emergence of a more assertive China and Moscow’s influence-building, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. An election win by President Donald Trump will only continue these trends, particularly tensions between the US and China. Should Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden win, will he be able to change these realities? How does this all look from China?