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

Idea mongers both in the U.S. and Europe seek to obscure the dark pages of the liberal world order advancement by emphasizing a dichotomy between “rules” and “power”, the “right” and “wrong” development models In the political vocabulary of U.S. and European politicians, the term “rules-based international order” is perhaps becoming the most frequent rhetorical phrase, given ...