The US is the biggest threat to a ‘rules-based order’
3 min readJun 18, 2021
During President Biden’s diplomatic trip to Europe, a favorite phrase of Washington wonks kept popping up: “rules-based international order.” A few days ago, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg used these words four times in a speech in which he warned of the “challenge” that “authoritarian regimes like Russia and China” pose to the “rules-based order.” During a March summit with Chinese…
