Rise of European & sea powers, happened approximately 450 yrs ago, With Capitalism & Industrial Revolution the small land mass above afro-asia - The Europe (West) started rulings approximately whole planet directly (Eg 🇮🇳) or indirectly (Eg 🇨🇳) upto 1880.
Europeans wiped out the native population of Australia, American continents, newzealand and settled there. (people whom we call as americans are actually Europeans)
World war one happened between the countries ruled by Corporates (East India co. Ruled India) & powerful nation states. Corporates won at the end. Which increased the liberal democracy arround the globe. Liberal Democracy was not about equality, human rights..etc. instead the democratic UK was killing millions of Indians & Egyptians, Democratic USA was constitutionally racist & Sexist. Black women got right to vote in 1965.
The people of the World from India to Africa were suffering from Capitalistic Opression, they have to work day & night in farm & factories for Companies and they don't even used to get basic needs.
During WW1 the Lenin declared the war against mighty Russian Empire & wiped out all the Bourgeois - Capitalistic elites from Russia, & the masses finally got justice, basic needs and dignity. Due to fear of having same Revolution, France, Britian, Germany started giving basic needs & equal rights to the people including females.
France revolution (Capitalists vs Aristocrats) or the American revolution (Happened due to reduce taxes from UK) was Revolution of capitalists not of people but October revolution was the first revolution of the people.
The World war 2 happened in between the capitalists & Nation states - Fascists. due to Dumbness of Germany Russia had no Option except to join the west. People got inspired from Lenin & Revolution were happening through the world and when Capitalistic west became weak after WW2, world got freedom. India finally started enjoying taste of sovereignty.
Capitalist elites of UK who ruled the half of planet shifted to the USA fearing bomb strikes from Germany and thus USA became the power center of Anglo-Saxon Empire.
After WW2 Cold war started between USSR & USA, most of the nation exploited by the west were supporting Russia.
USA was only Supported by the some Oppressive dictators. USSR was winning but USA started carrying out regime change through out the world by supporting the rebels including terrorist, & even invading the nations, Soviet elites like Gorbachev sold themselves to the rich west (that became rich through Exploitation) and USSR collapsed. All the nations in 1991 were arm twisted to open up there markets, America became the ultimate hegemon and spread there degenerate cult in whole world to earn more money.
Upto 2001 China became Major player, Indian economy started emerging, Putin came to power in Russia, and finally BRICS was formed. The nations started revolting against the Western hegemony. In 2010 arab spring happened and west installed there puppets in various Nations.
Nato nations, S.korea, Japan, Aus, ..etc are not indipendent Nations instead they are part of the one big American Empire (Blue shade).
Countries such as Iran, China, Russia or N.Korea are not evil nations instead they are revolting against the west.
The biggest power of the west is Dollar. We have to earn let's say 100 dollar for buying some thing of 100 dollar while America can just print 100 dollar by spending 0.4 dollar. That's why all the nations want De-dollarisation (BRICS Is leading De-dollarisation). But when some one goes against dollar then America invades that nation. Eg, Libya, Iraq..etc.
By printing paper they spread there culture, to control the nation.
I know you would have read that inflation happens because of printing paper which is true but American dollars work in different manner. You can read a about that in details.
Current Geopolitics in a nutshell:
West ruled & exploited the whole world via capitalism, world revolted against them enjoyed some sovereignty but still there is indirect Colonialism over world and now we are revolting against that.
When someone goes against them they Carry out regime change change by funding protests.
Apart from this, there are conflict in between nations, like India China border conflict.
There are multiple ways to look at geopolitics and this is how I look at it.
Ultimately, all the nations wants De-dollarisation & Multipolar world.