Searching for the Elusive Rules-Based Order

Chris, Zack, and special guest host Rachel Hoff of the
Ronald Reagan Institute, explore the recent article by Dani
Rodrik and Stephen Walt “How to Build a Better Order:
Limiting Great Power Rivalry in an Anarchic World." Rodrik and
Walt propose a framework — or “meta-regime” — that affirms
well-established norms of international behavior (as enshrined in
the U.N. Charter, for example), while also preserving space for
states to act unilaterally or multilaterally, but ideally in ways
that do not increase the risk of conflict. But is it even
realistic to speak of a rules-based order? And should we want
one? Some Americans chafe at the notion of constraints on U.S.
power. And what are the actual prospects for international
cooperation at all, given the increasingly competitive nature of
the U.S.-China relationship?


Grievances for Joe Biden’s talk of nuclear Armageddon, and toward
the Saudis for colluding with the Russians (and others) to raise
gas prices – and maybe help Republicans in the mid-term
elections. An atta-secretary to Lloyd Austin for his plan to
remove the names of violent insurrectionists from U.S. military
bases. And, in a first, Zack praises Chris Preble … for
convincing the Biden administration to finally release
the National Security Strategy. We’re sure that’s what did it.


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