Citing the rules-based order is meant to blur the distinction btw binding and non-binding rules. This enables the US and Western allies to present themselves as the upholders of universal principles while tweaking the rules to suit their own needshttps://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2024/06/why-the-west-should-stop-talking-about-the-rules-based-order
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As we see news reports on the current G7 meetings in Italy, for perspective, it is worth rereading Martin Wolf’s article on last year’s G7 meeting in Hiroshima titled : “The G7 must accept that it cannot run the world.” Consider three of his main points: Martin WolfMAY 23 2023 The G7 must accept that it cannot run the world American hegemony and the group’s economic dominance are now history https://www.ft.com/content/c8cf024d-87b7-4e18-8fa2-1b8a3f3fbba1
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“From Prof. Stephen Walt : Someone should slip this terrific article by @shatz_adam into Biden and Blinken’s reading folder: “ https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n12/adam-shatz/israel-s-descent
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Why did post-Soviet Russia wait until 2008 to start making interventionist moves? What drove Russia’s invader turn? | Responsible Statecrafthttps://responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-nato-conflict/
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In June, he called Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Air Force One on the way to a summit in Madrid, in hopes of getting Erdogan’s support for expanding the alliance. Dangling a one-on-one meeting, Biden said of Turkey’s long-sought access to America’s F-16 fighter jets, “Let’s find a way to get that done,” according to the White House. By March 2024, Sweden and Finland were in. “Everybody thought, including you guys, thought I was crazy,” Biden says. “Guess what? I did it.” After both countries applied for membership in…
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Today, President Biden put forward a clear, realistic and just plan to establish an immediate ceasefire and end the war in Gaza – a plan that ensures Israel’s security, returns hostages taken on October 7th to their families, increases aid into Gaza and relieves the suffering of Palestinian civilians, and engages Israelis, Palestinians, Arab countries and the broader international community in the process of rebuilding Gaza. A ceasefire alone won’t ease the terrible pain of Israelis whose loved ones were butchered or abducted by Hamas, or the Palestinians whose families…
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