Carla Norrlöf considers what will remain as the United States abandons its longstanding global leadership role.
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May 19, 2026
Carla Norrlöf
Although the liberal international order was always hierarchical, it was defensible because it allowed for restraint, negotiation, and benefits extending beyond the inner circle. As that internal moderating project fails, all that will remain is the old hierarchy and whatever resentments it engenders.
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