The January 2026 dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting marks a seismic shift for independent media in the USA following the Rescissions Act of 2025 which clawed back 1.1 billion dollars in funding. This move, reinforced by Executive Order 14290 and the Project 2025 blueprint, effectively dismantled the 58-year-old firewall intended to protect freedom of information from government control and political capture. As the loss of federal support creates vast news deserts and threatens the national Emergency Alert System infrastructure, the board chose to dissolve the entity to prevent it from being used for state-directed messaging. Consequently, many citizens are seeking unbiased perspectives through international public-interest media and resilient technologies like shortwave radio. Independent broadcasters such as NEXUS-IBA and the BBC now serve as critical alternatives for those navigating a media market increasingly dominated by commercial and partisan interests.

On January 7, 2026, the White House announced an America First foreign policy shift by initiating a withdrawal from 66 international organizations. This directive targets 31 UN entities and 35 non-UN bodies deemed contrary to U.S. national interests and sovereignty. By ending participation in these organizations, the administration intends to stop taxpayer funding for UN entities that promote globalist agendas or DEI mandates. This move aims to redirect billions of dollars toward domestic priorities like infrastructure, border security, and military readiness.

This global governance retreat includes a specific UNFCCC withdrawal and an exit from the IPCC climate risk assessment process. Critics from the Union of Concerned Scientists labeled the move anti-science, while international partners in Europe and India expressed concern over the America-sized hole left in global health and energy initiatives like the International Solar Alliance. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the decision as a necessary step to dismantle the multilateral NGO-plex and reject the fantasy of global governance. Ultimately, this shift toward strict unilateralism marks the end of U.S. climate leadership and a transition toward hard power and bilateral leverage.

The execution of Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, 2026, represents a seismic shift in the international order as the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro directly challenges the UN Charter. By pairing a military raid with plans to manage Venezuela oil reserves, which account for twenty percent of global supply, the United States employs a Donroe Doctrine that mirrors the regime change logic and resource control seen in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These interventions fundamentally undermine Article 2(4), which prohibits the use of force against the political independence of any state. This erosion of global norms creates a roadmap for other powers to pursue Taiwan reunification or a resource-driven annexation of Greenland under the Make Greenland Great Again Act. Ultimately, the normalization of such actions signals a retreat into a world of competing spheres of influence where state sovereignty is conditional and dependent on the needs of superpowers.