The present international order is becoming increasingly defined by “orbital bipolarity,” a system dominated by the United States and China, around which secondary powers revolve, rather than by multipolarity. EU states supply weapons, financial packages, and humanitarian aid, but their role remains irrelevant to the war’s outcome. Two Anchors, Many ShadowsToday’s order is best described as orbital bipolarity: a world with two anchors—the U.S. and China—with secondary states revolving within their gravitational pull. These orbiters shift alignments and trade across poles, yet none can redefine the system without reference to its dual core. It is a bipolarity of convenience, held together by two cores and many orbiters.