The Russia-Ukraine conflict, which erupted in 2022, is transforming the global landscape in unexpected ways. Since the conflict began, the West, led by the United States, has wielded international rules as weapons to impose successive sanctions on Russia, profoundly and comprehensively shaking the international governance system that has existed for decades since World War II. The era's themes of peace and development now face unprecedented challenges. Where will the world head after the Russia-Ukraine conflict?