AUTHOR=Vlados Charis Michael , Chatzinikolaou Dimos TITLE=The transformational crisis of globalization and the contingent trajectories towards innovative liberalism JOURNAL=Frontiers in Political Science VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/articles/10.3389/fpos.2025.1528246 DOI=10.3389/fpos.2025.1528246 ISSN=2673-3145 ABSTRACT=This integrative review examines the evolving landscape of globalization, aiming to understand the possible paths of the emerging global order. In a world marked by historical shifts, the research identifies three main paths: New Nation-Centric Fragmentation, New Multipolarity, and New Realistic and Innovative Global Liberalism. The last path looks most promising yet, regrettably, that prospect is fading as a driving force in today’s landscape—despite its promise of solid geopolitical stability, brisk economic growth, and vigorous technological progress. Recent global shifts, however, make such an outcome look increasingly remote.