A New Global Era of Concern

We are still analyzing the world through a global system that no longer exists. We speak of rules, institutions, and balances, while reality confirms that this system is disintegrating before our eyes, not theoretically but practically, in its most violent and brutal forms: the genocide in Gaza.

In Gaza, the collapse of the global system, along with the international legal order, has manifested in its clearest forms. International law, international humanitarian law, the decisions of the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court – which has seen actions taken against its judges – in addition to the Security Council and the United Nations, have all turned into hollow structures, incapable of stopping crimes or holding perpetrators accountable.

Practically, Gaza has undergone a de facto internationalization: a separate entity, not a state, yet not affiliated with any state, governed outside the traditional concept of sovereignty, and beyond any clear international legal framework.

Gaza is not merely a regional dossier; it has transformed into a model for Trump's global project to restructure the international system outside the rules that have prevailed since World War II. The “Peace Council” does not actually rely on international law, but on a charter that grants the American president almost absolute power to control the agenda, bodies, and decisions, with significant influence for major stakeholders. In light of this reality, dozens of countries find themselves facing a coercive equation: participation means submitting to a volatile system governed by Trump's will, while refusal entails a high diplomatic cost, which explains the involvement of regional mediating countries to maintain their influence in Gaza and the region, not out of a commitment to international legality.

Donald Trump envisions Gaza completely separated from Israel and its direct control, and also removed from justice and the Palestinians' right to self-determination and statehood. According to statements from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel was not consulted on the formation of what was called the “Peace Council” and has not been a partner in the discussions related to the next phase concerning the sector. While this fact remains in doubt and question, what is certain is that Israel is no longer the only or central party in shaping political arrangements for Gaza.

In this context, there has been talk of a national committee to administer Gaza, a “technocratic” committee comprising Palestinian figures aligned with the Palestine Liberation Organization, alongside significant Turkish, Qatari, and Egyptian presence. Regardless of the different assessments regarding this formula, it reflects a more dangerous shift: managing fateful issues outside the framework of international legitimacy, and through political arrangements rather than rights.

The global system did not collapse suddenly; it has eroded gradually, yet the genocide in Gaza constituted a revealing moment. It was not only the international political system that collapsed, but the legal system itself preceded it. Today, the world is governed outside the United Nations, and outside any system of regulation or accountability. No one is capable of stopping the crimes, and no one is willing to do so. Gaza was not an exception but rather the most glaring model.

After World War II, the United States established a global system that was, theoretically, based on preventing the occupation of states, respecting borders, and creating international institutions to resolve disputes. Today, Washington itself is leading the process of dismantling this system.

The case of the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is not a passing detail, but a complete act of war. Trump's obsession with Greenland is not a media whim, but a political bomb threatening what remains of the global system. His announcement of the desire to annex the island, despite its affiliation with Denmark, a NATO member, and despite its residents' rejection, simply means that might has become above the law.

Trump does not talk about “protecting” the United States, but rather about annexation and control, driven by rare minerals and oil. With the melting ice in the Arctic Circle, Greenland is becoming a deferred strategic treasure, sought to be seized in advance and sold to giant corporations.

When it is not possible to directly occupy a state, it is weakened, dismantled, or its resources are controlled by other means. This is the essence of American imperialism in its new form, stripped of any moral or legal cover.

If Trump were to invade Greenland, it would be a practical declaration of the dismantling of NATO and create a strategic vacuum in Western Europe. Meanwhile, new regional axes are forming: Turkey is working to build its own sphere of influence and seeks to establish itself as a regional superpower, while Israel, with Emirati support, recognizes Somaliland in a direct challenge to United Nations resolutions, in an attempt to counter Turkish influence in Somalia and Ethiopia.

An anti-Turkey Israeli-Emirati axis is forming, against other axes that include Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, or Turkey, Qatar, and Syria. The density of military agreements, including nuclear deterrent agreements, reflects an unprecedented level of distrust in both the United Nations and the United States.

The United States has abandoned Ukraine, and Europe has retreated with it, even though it realizes that the fall of Ukraine may make it the next target. With the absence of the "American umbrella" that the Trump administration abolished, some European countries have begun to rearm and have discussed returning to conscription and building reserve armies.

Sweden and Finland, which were symbols of neutrality, have invested billions in armaments after realizing that the world has entered a phase of “self-defense,” not guaranteed alliances.

We are heading towards a world with three major powers: the United States, Russia, and China, surrounded by major regional powers such as the European Union, India, and Turkey. This formation resembles, alarmingly, the balances that preceded World War I.

The United Nations Charter is dying. Any region that declares its independence will do so under the protection of a major power. "States" will be imposed through deterrence, not legitimacy, without voting or genuine international recognition.

The United States, which once led liberal democracies, is now managed with a quasi-dictatorial mentality. The value of human life, truth, law, or agreements has no real significance. The issue does not concern UN decisions or institutional reforms, but the United States has become a comprehensive factor of chaos, dismantling the global system without offering an alternative. Tensions will escalate, small conflicts will morph into proxy wars, and then into open wars.

Gaza was the early warning. Greenland could be the public fracture, and between them, an entire era is dying. It is a new and concerning global era.