The signs of international unrest are anything but few and far between. They’re everywhere, in fact.

And there’s nothing to indicate that the tsunami of destabilisation surging our way is losing any of its vigour. If anything, the destructive threat it poses to our societies is growing in magnitude, and the few counter-indications are dwindling fast.

As are grounds for looking forward to normalisation and stability making a come-back any time soon.

I don’t know if we’ve quite got to the stage where we can talk about a ‘global crisis’, but we’re not far off.

So, buckle up—who knows what turbulence lies ahead!

Of course, summer’s here, along with its feel-good “Don’t worry about a thing” mantra. But ever fewer people believe that ‘Every little thing’s gonna be alright” when autumn comes around. The stock markets and the markets seem to be holding up for now, but how long can that last?

And worst of all: no serious or methodical attempts are being made to inject some much-needed balance into a situation that risks descending into chaos.

Any sense of a shared international understanding has gone by the wayside, and there’s no such thing as a common will or intent. The planet keeps on spinning, but with little that looks like a central axis.

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East show no signs of abating. And no one seems to be taking into account either the human or financial cost of there being no end in sight.

What will they cost us, all told? Hand on heart, no one knows. And no one can say.

Even more so when the new US leadership has added the prospect of a trade war to the geopolitical instability, with tit-for-tat tariffs that have does nothing so far but add to the turmoil. It’s a recipe for chaos.

Europe is arming itself, or at least it’s aiming to.

Which means it’s realized it can’t just remain powerless and ineffectual on the side-lines of the global power-struggle that’s clearly on its way. Better late than never.

At the same time, though, the European Union can only feel uneasy at the spectacle of American aggression, and weak in the face of the Russian threat.

And all this while Germany’s new government is still finding its feet and France is having to deal with unprecedented political and economic chaos at home. So, the strong European centre the Franco-German axis provided until recently is no more.

Actually, that may be the best summary of the current situation.

That the planet is in the grip of prolonged instability and insecurity for the simple reason that no stabilizing axis or figure or force has appeared to counter it. And with things like they are at present, it’s hard to how one can.

So, buckle up:  we could be in for a bumpy ride!