Analysis: The world Washington built is fraying. What comes next?

The United States faces a global security environment characterized by weakened alliances, economic exhaustion, and simultaneous multiple conflicts involving Iran, Russia's war against Ukraine, North Korea, and China. Confidence in the U.S. is declining, demonstrated by low favorable views in surveys and unpredictability in transatlantic relations. These geopolitical pressures strain foundational global systems that the United States spent generations building.