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liberal international order
Also known as: liberal international order, liberal world order, Western liberal order
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 14 facts
claimThe US Administration under President Donald Trump shifted from acting as the guardian of the liberal world order to prioritizing the defense of American interests, breaking with post-1945 foreign policy traditions.
claimThe United States administration under President Donald Trump shifted away from the post-1945 foreign policy tradition of acting as the guardian of a liberal world order, prioritizing the defense of American interests instead.
claimThe United States Congress has prioritized defending democratic values and liberal elements in the world order within the context of the Sino-American rivalry, as evidenced by the passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act in November 2019.
claimThe United States administration under President Donald Trump shifted away from the post-1945 foreign policy tradition of acting as the guardian of a liberal world order, prioritizing the defense of American interests instead.
perspectiveThe United States is consistently undermining the normative foundations of the liberal order through its actions at home and abroad.
perspectiveGermany and Europe have a vital interest in upholding liberal values internally and preserving a liberal order internationally, and therefore must prioritize these values in their relations with China.
perspectiveGermany and Europe have a vital interest in upholding liberal values internally and preserving a liberal order internationally in the context of systemic competition with China.
claimReinhard Wolf characterizes Donald Trump's aversion to the liberal world order as a 'patronalistic modus operandi' in his 2019 analysis.
perspectiveChina regards Western advocacy for a liberal world order and universal human rights as a hegemonic discourse.
claimChina observes that Europe works to preserve multilateralism and the liberal world order, while also experiencing its own political and economic problems with the Trump Administration.
perspectiveThe United States is consistently undermining the normative foundations of the liberal order through its actions at home and abroad.
claimChina observes that Europe works to preserve multilateralism and the liberal world order, while also experiencing political and economic problems with the Trump Administration.
perspectiveChina regards the Western advocacy of a liberal world order and universal human rights as a hegemonic discourse.
perspectiveThe United States is consistently undermining the normative foundations of the liberal order through its actions both domestically and internationally.
The Impact and Implications of the Ukraine Crisis - Interpret interpret.csis.org Feb 28, 2023 2 facts
claimThe West perceives Russia's military actions as having 'accidentally revived the liberal international order,' inspired 'the greatest change in the collective defense and deterrence of the Western allies since the Cold War,' and strengthened NATO’s cohesion.
claimThe Ukraine crisis is viewed as an unprecedented countermeasure deployed by Russia against the liberal hegemonic order dominated by the United States.
The International Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War link.springer.com 1 fact
perspectiveJohn Ikenberry argues in 'The Illusion of Geopolitics: The Enduring Power of the Liberal Order' (Foreign Affairs, May/June 2014) that the liberal international order retains resilience despite challenges from revisionist powers.
A Status Quo Power in a Changing Region: Iran's Regionalism in ... cambridge.org Dec 1, 2025 1 fact
claimDue to Iran's confrontational foreign policy toward the post-Cold War liberal international order and its actions in the Middle East, states in the South Caucasus perceive Iran's regional policy as aggressive and interventionist.
New Research Introduces “Competitive Interdependence ... - LinkedIn linkedin.com Sep 28, 2025 1 fact
claimChina's approach to the liberal international order is characterized by selective engagement and the building of alternative institutions, such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
The EU's Open Strategic Autonomy and the challenge of ... globalpolicyjournal.com Aug 27, 2025 1 fact
referencePeter Trubowitz and Brian Burgoon authored the book 'Geopolitics and Democracy: The Western Liberal Order from Foundation to Fracture,' which was published by Oxford University Press in 2023.
Transatlantic relations and European strategic autonomy in the ... - FIIA fiia.fi 1 fact
claimThe major reform model of US foreign policy envisions a humbler US approach that acknowledges it cannot repair the international liberal order alone, prioritizing support for European strategic autonomy to create a new transatlantic division of labor.