June 2022

Every month, we hope to write to you from a more ordered world, but this June, despite some steps in the right direction (like Sweden and Finland clearing Turkey’s objection to join NATO), our hopes remain largely unfulfilled. As the forces of Order make various strides forward, they always seem to be outpaced by the forces of Disorder. This month we have seen NATO and the G-7 grapple with how to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, while China continues to clampdown on basic civilian rights with its heavily criticised zero-COVID policy and travel restrictions. We are also witnessing a precipitous drop in cooperation in the Arctic to address climate change, the looming food crisis hitting the Middle East and Africa with millions on the verge of famine, and Trump-backed candidates finding striking success in the US midterm primaries. But possibly most predictable and most tragic manifestation of our current era of disorder is the US judiciary finally unveiling its hand -- staking out a disordering position on gun control and abortion that is at odds with the American electorate and almost all other Western countries…

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