Rebuilders Trump shakes the global order
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Jan 28, 2026 A fast survey of January’s seismic events: ICE raids in Minnesota, a US strike in Venezuela, tensions with Iran, and an eerie blackout in Greenland. The conversation tracks how old international rules are cracking and raw assertion of power is rising. It asks what it looks like when norms fall away and how people of faith might respond in a disorienting new landscape.
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Lines Around Power Are Being Redrawn
- The global rules that contained power are rapidly shifting and being redrawn.
- Mark Sayers says this renegotiation changes culture and accelerates unpredictability worldwide.
Train Platform Lines As A Metaphor
- Mark Sayers uses Melbourne train platform markers to illustrate visible social rules and norms.
- He contrasts clear platform lines with shifting geopolitical lines to make the change tangible.
Why Leaders Break The Rules
- Leaders often discover institutional limits after assuming office and then try to redraw boundaries.
- Mark Sayers cites David Runciman and Moises Naim to explain rising centralisation and brittle assertion of power.
