Global Power Shifts 2025: Modi, Trump Rise; Xi, Starmer Decline; New Centers Emerge

• Political power in 2025 is less concentrated, more regional, and driven by economic leverage.
• Narendra Modi, Donald Trump, Sanae Takaichi, Javier Milei, and Claudia Sheinbaum gained significant influence.
• Keir Starmer, Xi Jinping, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Justin Trudeau saw their political power decline.
• South Africa, Vietnam, Malaysia, and an informal China–Russia–Iran–North Korea alignment emerged as new power centers.
• Florida also became a Republican policy hub within the US, reflecting a fragmented global power landscape.

Why It Matters: Global power in 2025 is fragmented, with key leaders rising and falling, and new regional centers emerging.