Consequently, a Third World War is more than likely. And in 2026, it is more likely than in 2025 or earlier. This does not mean we are doomed to it; it only means that we are in a very difficult situation. By definition, a world war involves everyone or nearly everyone. That is why it is called a world war. But still, in every world war, there are primary subjects. Today, they are: — The collective West in both its incarnations (liberal-globalist and hegemonist); — The rising poles of the multipolar world (Russia, China, India). — Everyone else is, for now, merely an instrument. At the same time, the West has an ideology, while the multipolar world does not. Multipolarity itself has already generally manifested, but ideologically it is not yet formalized. Almost not at all. If international law does not exist, and it is impossible by definition to defend the Yalta world, the old UN, and the inertia of bipolarity, then we must put forward our own new system of international law.