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What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where it could be heading next

  • Written by Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
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The phrase “international rules-based order” has long been a fixture in global politics.

Western leaders often use it to describe a framework of rules, norms and institutions designed to guide state behavior. Advocates argue that this framework has provided the foundation for decades of...

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