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This Is What the End of the Liberal World Order Looks Like

This Is What the End of the Liberal World Order Looks Like

I need to quote this in full because it’s so poignant: «The end of the liberal world order is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in conference rooms and university lecture halls in places like Washington and Brussels. But in al-Ahamdda, this theoretical idea has become reality. ⁠⁠The liberal world order has already ended in Sudan, and there isn’t anything to replace it.» Anne Applebaum, reporting from Sudan, still the most underreported humanitarian catastrophe in the world right now.


From Weekly Filet #538, in August 2025.

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