I have a vague memory of watching some wildlife/nature show years ago that showed the bull of a herd getting older and weaker. The young bucks notice it. Eventually something happens to the bull or one of the young bucks sees an opportunity.
And he seizes that opportunity. It starts to work a little. Then another young buck jumps in...and another.
That seems to be the perfect metaphor for what is happening on the geopolitical scheme. It wasn't Russia's self-assertiveness that brought this idea home. Nor was it China's, as important as these two are. It was India's and the Gulf States' and Syria's and Brazil's and Africa's...
Anyway, if anybody knows the perfect video that expresses this metaphor, let me know.
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If I started thinking about books, some of Jack London's books must portray the de-throning of the old bull.
But a visual/video metaphor might be more compact.
Note: I think it is wordless and it is an animation; about 9 minutes.
Let me know what you think pf it. I would not be surprised if there is not a movie available on Netflix but could not find one.