The Unraveling: How the World Order Is Breaking–And What Comes Next

A paradigm rupture: structural forces, resistance, and President Trump as the catalyst to an emerging world of sovereign states.

A cargo ship sails into the port in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, on Oct. 13, 2025. -/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

To observe the current dismantling of “globalization with Chinese characteristics” is to witness the unwinding of a decades-long experiment. Whether by explicit design or reflexive instinct, the Trump administration has acted as the wrecking ball for the postwar rules-based order, clearing the ground for a world of sovereign nation-states.