To what extent is the contemporary international order “liberal” and “ordered”? What does the threat of its decline mean for strategies of global engagement moving forward? Michael N. Barnett kicks off the debate.
The End of a Liberal International Order That Never Existed
By Michael N. Barnett
Liberalism was never critical to global governance, and the future of global governance might not depend on liberalism.
Liberalism and Its Discontents
By David Sylvan
Liberalism may yet need to be in our future, despite claims we are moving toward an illiberal international order.
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