Whither the international system Ideological rivalries

Whither the international system: Ideological rivalries

March 31, 2021

The future of the international system is being debated fiercely nowadays.

 
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The future of the international system is being debated fiercely nowadays. Everyone knows that the liberal order, backed by United States hegemony, is breaking down. Washington’s comeback isn’t widely expected to restore liberal order either.

At the heart of the international system debate is the competition between the U.S. and China. Many observers have said, since former U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, that a new Cold War has started between Washington and Beijing. That the Joe Biden presidency kicked off with escalation seems to support that claim.

The war of words between American and Chinese diplo

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