In the multipolar world that Russia advocates, it sees itself as a centre of regional influence.

ECONOMIST: Russia and Western clubs

In advocating a multipolar world, Russia sees itself as one of the poles, dominating its region.

ECONOMIST: Russian-American relations

Some countries, notably France, dreamed of a multipolar world in which America would no longer be the only power.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

And if we move from a U.S. unipolar world to something else, that something else may well be a multipolar world.

FORBES

With hindsight, a confusingly multipolar world was in the making even then.

ECONOMIST: Welcome to the new world disorder

If the British machine is sceptical about Euro-dreams of bestriding a multipolar world, that is because it has a jump-seat view of American might and of the money and unity of purpose required to make it work.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot