The United States does not need to appeal to the rules-based international order, since it itself is clearly violating it; Protecting the supposedly free world is sufficient justification for ruthless action against the supposedly authoritarian countries of China and Russia, writes Financial Times columnist Gideon Rahman. on May 27.
The author of the article believes that the “rules-based international order” (RIB) formula as the organizing principle of Western foreign policy has long suffered from catastrophic flaws.
First of all, this means nothing to a normal person, people can go to war for freedom or their homeland, but no one is going to fight and die for MPOM. Second, the United States likes to appeal to the rules-based international order, but it itself constantly undermines it by violating those rules. As an example, Rahman cites the United States’ imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric cars, which is contrary to WTO rules, as well as threats of sanctions against the ICC if an arrest warrant is issued against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposing the court’s attempts. to enforce the law.
“In many parts of the world, the United States’ claim to support a rules-based international order is met with derision. So what can be saved from this disaster? —asks the author.
“One answer is for Blinken and company to talk less about the rules-based international order and more about protecting the free world. This is a more accurate and understandable description of what Western foreign policy really is.
The United States, the EU, the United Kingdom, and other democracies such as Japan, South Korea, and Ukraine are currently struggling to contain the territorial and political ambitions of authoritarian countries, most notably China and Russia. “A world in which these countries are more powerful will be less safe for free people and countries.”writes Rahman.
“As with the Cold War and previous conflicts of the 20th century, the world’s democracies need not apologize for their cruelty in defending free societies.”writes the columnist.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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