{
  "id": 17353254,
  "title": "As Trump fans the flames of a world on fire, can diplomacy take back control?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/as-trump-fans-the-flames-of-a-world-on-fire-can-diplomacy-take-back",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/as-trump-fans-the-flames-of-a-world-on-fire-can-diplomacy-take-back-control"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the midst of chaos and war, nations are realizing the perils of being overlooked or mistreated by the United States, a capricious and amoral leader. As conflicts arise in Tehran, southwestern Yemen, the Donbas, Gaza, and even the streets of Paris and Milan, they are all interconnected, making each issue more contagious and difficult to resolve. The world finds itself trapped in a pressure cooker on the verge of an explosion, with each crisis needing resolution before another can be addressed, leading to paralysis.\n\nIndian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar emphasized the indivisibility of our existence and the deepening impact of globalization. Trump's envoy to Turkey and Middle East counselor, Tom Barrack, likened the Middle East to a Rubik's Cube, where a single move can lead to unintended consequences affecting the entire situation. He admitted that 23 regime changes across the Middle East and Levant, all initiated through American influence, have failed.\n\nInternational relations expert Charles Kupchan attributes the world's troubles to a systemic shift, with power diffusing across the international system and the digital era eroding the social contract of the industrial era. The Iran war, as Barrack emphasized, is Trump's most consequential mistake. The price of Brent oil has surged to $117 per barrel, 50% higher than pre-war levels, and Saudi Arabia's GDP is projected to contract by 3.3%, a significant downgrade from previous forecasts. The conflict has also crippled Iran, with the death of a key strategist and the hardliners around the new supreme leader growing more entrenched.",
  "summary": "Amid the chaos, havoc and war caused by a capricious and amoral US president, countries are waking up to the dangers of being excluded and abused by America Never has there been a time when the world has been more interconnected than now. What happens in the secretive inner councils in Tehran, the mountains of south-west Yemen, the steppe of the Donbas, the still bloody wasteland that is Gaza and…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}