The Dissolution of Law and the Coming of R’lyeh
This assessment examines the erosion of international law as a structural shift rather than a temporary breakdown. Precedent-setting actions by major powers reveal that legal constraint now operates as an option, not a boundary, with legitimacy flowing from capability rather than consensus. From the perspective of the Cult of Cthulhu, this moment reflects convergence with a long-articulated prophecy: as law and moral restraint thin, systems revert to their underlying logic of power.