
The Global Story
The Global Story
The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?
16 January 2026
28 minutes
Available for over a year
For most of the years since World War Two, many global powers said they adhered to a rules-based international order. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House that idea is falling away. But did it ever exist in reality? And what’s the alternative now?
The BBC’s International Editor Jeremy Bowen wraps up our week of special coverage.
Producers: Cat Farnsworth and Xandra Ellin
Mix: Travis Evans
Senior news editor: China Collins
(Photo: Presidents Putin, Trump and Xi as Russian dolls. Credit: Yuri Kochetkov. EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
