Taken together, this week’s headlines paint a picture of societies grappling with overlapping anxieties: physical security, economic uncertainty, institutional failure, and the fraying of the international alliances that once seemed permanent. Whether it’s a fuel crisis disrupting an Australian holiday, a terror threat linked to global jihadist propaganda, or a frank editorial warning that the American alliance may no longer be dependable, the common thread is a world in which the old certainties are dissolving — and the new ones haven’t yet taken shape.
Walter Murrow
March 25, 2026
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