A lot had changed since then, and though such a time felt so long ago, the changes had not necessarily been for the better. With the outbreak of yet another variant of the SARS-CoV-2 in 2025, which had been confirmed to be genetically combined and mutated with the Ebola virus, many countries quickly realized that better things could result from their foreign policy than a World War 3. Even the supposed superpower states were reminded of their stark mortality in the presence of an even greater pandemic.