Finnish President Alexander Stubb said while the emerging system may contain elements of multipolar competition, he hopes it will ultimately remain rooted in multilateral institutions, rules and global cooperation. “Reality is probably going to be somewhere in between,” he observed.Finnish President Alexander Stubb said while the emerging system may contain elements of multipolar competition, he hopes it will ultimately remain rooted in multilateral institutions, rules and global cooperation. “Reality is probably going to be somewhere in between,” he observed.