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The post-1945 order is crumbling. History offers a glimpse of alternatives that might work
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Global courts struggle to cope with power politics

Fitting literary allusions are out. Jarring clips from Hollywood movies are in

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Pressure from America and its allies can prevent a return to fighting

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Air power, full-on invasion, arming the opposition: the result is usually the same, writes Philip Gordon