Rules-Based International Order: Dos and Don’ts of “Liberal” Manners

... international order therefore rests on three pillars: shared interests in achieving the set goals; rules that prescribe certain conduct for achieving those goals; and institutions that formalize and enshrine the supposed rules. Mr. Bull mentions separately that rules may have the status of international law, moral standards, customs or established practices, or these can be operational rules or “rules of the game” at work without formal agreement or even without verbal communication. [ 3 ] It appears that it is in this sense that the ...