What should replace the American-led world order? | AslĹ Bâli and Samuel Moyn | TheBriefWire
What should replace the American-led world order? | AslĹ Bâli and Samuel Moyn
Published 29 July 2026 ¡ us
The task now is to stop mourning the old order and build the foundations of the new multipolar world America is in decline. And so
The task now is to stop mourning the old order and build the foundations of the new multipolar world America is in decline. And so is Pax America: the American-led world order.
While there are many genuine dangers of American decline, there has never been a better chance to say clearly how much the unipolar order always left to be desired, and to imagine a multipolar world that might secure peace better than the old order ever did.
Idealizing the American peace since 1945 and its ârules-based international orderâ â a phrase that came into common use only decades later, but never mind â is a misguided response to our current situation.
Published: July 29, 2026 ⢠3:30 PM IST ¡ Updated: July 29, 2026 ⢠4:09 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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The task now is to stop mourning the old order and build the foundations of the new multipolar world America is in decline.
And so is Pax America: the American-led world order.
While there are many genuine dangers of American decline, there has never been a better chance to say clearly how much the unipolar order always left to be desired, and to imagine a multipolar world that might secure peace better than the old order ever did.
Idealizing the American peace since 1945 and its ârules-based international orderâ â a phrase that came into common use only decades later, but never mind â is a misguided response to our current situation.
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