The West's Crisis of Confidence
Publicerad på Projekt Syndicate In an age defined by US President Donald Trump’s rage, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s revisionism, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s unbridled ambition, the international order is becoming increasingly disorderly, dysfunctional, and even dangerous. How did we arrive at this state of affairs? And how can we leave it behind? Until recently, the era following World War II was a time of benevolent liberal internationalism. The postwar order ha