Morgan Stanley frames the risks and outlook around the U.S. fiscal stress, debt politics, and tax policy standoffs — along with what that implies for markets and institutions.

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Erosion  of Multilateralism: Fractured Frameworks, Fraying Trust
🏛️ Institutional Strain
UN Paralysis: Veto power gridlock in the Security Council has stymied action on conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza. The UN’s credibility is increasingly being questioned, especially by nations in the Global South, which are demanding reform.



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Geopolitical fragmentation & rivalry Major powers are increasingly adopting adversarial stances, especially around trade, technology, and influence. The U.S.–China rivalry continues to dominate global strategic calculations.

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Geopolitical fragmentation, fragile ceasefires, and rapid alliance shifts create fertile ground for reinterpretation of events. Misinformation and disinformation are identified as top short‑term global risks and can erode trust in official accounts, amplifying narratives that events are staged. High‑profile political leaders making sweeping claims about resolving or staging conflicts increase public skepticism and fuel meta‑narratives.

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Framing Resistance: The Power of Labels
Language is never neutral. Calling an act a “conspiracy” or a “cover-up” steers our moral compass and decides who we blame.


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The unequal amplification of voices in a consolidated media landscape:
Whose stories make it to the headlines, and whose disappear into silence.
Spotlight on marginalized communities that lose coverage first when budgets are cut.
How erasure is not passive, but a byproduct of systemic power and ownership.


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Local news is collapsing fastest where people most need it. In 2024, Northwestern’s Medill found 208 U.S. counties with no local news outlet and 1,563 counties with only one, leaving ~55 million people with little or no access to local news

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Free speech” is being tested, reframed, and, in some cases, weaponized.
Recent events have made the phrase feel less abstract and more urgent:


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Faith communities begin with core values: compassion, justice, mercy, dignity, and service. These values are meant to guide both individual conscience and communal life. They are spiritual anchors, offering orientation in a confusing and divided world.

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Polarization Politics: Divide to Rule In an age where division is more than a byproduct — it’s a political strategy — this episode unpacks how “divide to rule” operates in modern democracies. We explore the mechanics of polarization: from the deliberate framing of issues to the amplification of outrage through media and algorithms.

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