"We're just a couple of weeks into 2026 and already it feels like an eternity has passed. From Venezuela to Greenland, a blitz of revanchist US foreign policy moves by Donald Trump has thrown the world into turmoil. Domestically, it's little better: in Minneapolis, the killing last week of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was defended aggressively by Trump prompted shock and fury across America."
"While some argue that recent events simply represent a more honest, open approach towards US policy goals than in the recent past, others believe such brazen expansionism profoundly threatens the world order. In a terrific essay this week, our senior international correspondent Julian Borger argues that these events signal a shift away from the postwar rules-based order and into a new age of global imperialism where, alongside Vladimir Putin's Russia and Xi Jinping's China, powerful nations use overtly brute force to achieve their objectives."
Revanchist US foreign-policy moves from Venezuela to Greenland have created international turmoil. Domestic developments include the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent, provoking national shock and fury after aggressive defense by Trump. Debates have emerged over whether recent actions reflect a more candid pursuit of US policy goals or represent brazen expansionism that threatens the postwar rules-based order. Powerful states including the US, Russia, and China are increasingly using overt force to achieve objectives, signaling a shift toward global imperialism. In Iran, mass demonstrations met a brutal crackdown with hundreds, possibly thousands, killed amid an information blackout.
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