Monthly Archives: July 2025

Us v them

The Guardian sees us in a time where we transitioned away from Pax Americana to an indeterminate state where we can’t rely on the US because the leadership keeps changing direction, so other countries have to form institutions that work around us (https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/may/10/are-we-heading-for-another-world-war-or-has-it-already-started).  But that’s just the intermediate position; the US will bring its weight to bear to actively oppose much of the rest of the world, and the rest of the world will have to find a way to stand up to it.