England is dead
suicide by islam

Canada is red china lite, along with Australia

the rest... not much

My intended meaning may not have come through. I wanted to make the point that the West is not responding at anything like the right level to civilizational challenges like communism and Islamic fundamentalism. Our chief organization, the UN, is hopeless. We would require a new alliance with a profoundly different membership and mind set, especially Enlightenment, nineteenth-century-British-liberal, and American- founding ideas and values. There is no such organization.
Then, I try to make the point that by virtue of its origins in Anglo-American Enlightenment history, human rights, the rule of law, and capitalism, the former British Commonwealth has the roots of such an organization and its earlier history such as in WWI affirms its potential efficacy. And then, its combined population and economic power have the potential, too. Not a worldwide organization, not a UN: a selective organization building upon Anglo-American ideals.
THEN, I discuss the Commonwealth's present strategic plan: PC, woke, and lost in modern diversions. And giving only lip service to human rights and all that. Then, I mention it would have to return to its roots, its principles, etc.
And when will that happen? Circa "when the beggars raffle the banknotes and the giant is enchanting to Jack and the lily white boy is a roarer and Jill goes down on her back..."
I should have emphasized that the "potential" is historical and what remains of that is tragically attenuated. Still, there is no other candidate and we know that the only civilizational view acceptable today is the Anglo-American one.
My intention, as a writer, was to find a good hook for making the case that we face a great civilizational clash and it is philosophical/moral/cultural. In order to say that yet again, with any chance of attention, I needed some hook....like the Commonwealth.
Not clear I guess. You and several others pointed out that America and Great Britain are far, far from the ideals of the Enlightenment. Correct, but not as far as communist China, Russia, or Islam. At least those ideals are embedded in our history, our systems of law, our academic curricula (to some extent), and in some of our citizens. And the Commonwealth once was meant to uphold them. There is no other candidate. But that, I meant to imply, is secondary. Primary is that we must fight a life-and-death civilizational battle on philosophical grounds as well as political, economic, and diplomatic.
And, then, though I am being entirely visionary, every vision has to start somewhere, right?

I like your optimism regarding The Commonwealth, WDonway, but in spite of its idealistic global appeal for the future the individual parts are being eroded as pointed out in mhubb's post. The apparatus won't last if the parts break down. I admit I'm not as educated on this subject as I could be, but enjoyed your article.

The question is a good one.
Unfortunately, looking at what is happening in those nations, the US had better realize that despite a need significant support will not be there should/when the need arises.

I had a soft spot for Queen Elizabeth, her opinions were not known to the public but she did the job, decade after decade, behaving with dignity, an example of good behavior. But Charles the successor is a wokist climate crap protagonist. While only a figurehead he provides no inspiration, no example, no sound judgement.

The governments talk tough and stupid on Ukraine, sections of their military are excellent, but are too small and under-equipped to be effective. The economies of UK, South Africa, Australia are in clear decline as reliable electric power is run down with massive spending on renewables (=unreliables). The public attitude to work, productivity, individual initiative is at, or lower than, California level.

Much the same can be said about Europe.
Depressing, can my generalization be wrong anywhere?
There has been a change in government in New Zealand, scope for hope, well for them, but NZ is a small nation. Canada- after Trudeau what could be worse? What they now have! Perhaps some seepage across the border of Trump attitudes can deflect the decline.

Some hope could be seen in changes in India, a very big population and very slow to change, but the changes are in the right direction. The small nations of SE Asia know how to work and still not captured by wokism, but they are still small economically. Japan- I don't know, guessing, they will respond to clear leadership by the US when it happens.
If I were in charge of US strategy, I would be aiming to get a working relationship, if not alliance, with Russia. The problem is with the US media.