What would the world be like without the US?

America, especially the current president, seems to dislike the idea of globalization and free trade; so let's imagine what the world would be like without America.

America has been acting as the world police since the Second World War. If America no longer intervened in the global issue or regional conflicts, it could have two different results. America has the world's most scaring army, when America does not show its interest in intervention, the conflict could become more chaotic as there is no power to stop it. Or because America does not have any interest in intervention, the two sides may not have enough resources to continue the conflict because America could potentially be interested in keeping some regions chaotic. As we can see right now, it is not the case that there is absolute no country standing up against the US; therefore, without the US, the world order might not be worse than the current situation or even could be potentially improved.

The US is in control of many of the world's most advanced technologies. Without the US, the world might not be able to have access to so many advanced technologies; but if we had enough time, it would not be a problem for the rest of the world to invent the technologies which are only held by the US.

Of course, there would be a significant change to the world finance and economy order when there was no America in the global society. I will continue to discuss this topic tomorrow.