World Briefing Plus: Has the Rules-Based International Order Finally Slipped into Freefall?

While DonaldTrump vows to end conflicts from Gaza to Donbas & beyond, the opposite is unfolding: flashpoints multiplying, U.S. interventions widening, and global stability slipping through our fingers

A darkened world port Odesa early this morning after a massive overnight rocket and drone attack that lasted well into the morning. Power, heating, water outages are widespread; injuries reported. No target has been set by officials for restoration of essential services. Nationwide, one million people are without power.

Welcome to this week’s World Briefing Plus, where we widen the aperture to connect the dots others miss. And the pattern emerging across every major flashpoint is hard to ignore: while Donald Trump promises to end wars from Gaza to Donbas to the Thai-Cambodian frontier - and now plunges the U.S. back into Latin America on what looks like a regime-change trajectory - the opposite is unfolding. Conflicts are intensifying, new crises are breaking open, and the rules-based international order appears to be slipping into freefall. If you’re reading this on the free tier, consider upgrading — paid subscribers receive the full weekly video briefing, deeper analysis, and exclusive insights into the week ahead.

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