Geopolitics

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Problem is that many countries don’t want to be part of the ’rules-based order’ unless they got much more of a say in making the actual rules.

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Well, many of those treaties go back to colonialism. Others are held up when it suits Western countries but ignored when it doesn’t.

Sanctions are a perfect example: US gov’t (and other Western countries) implement them based on their foreign policy but rely on other countries to enforce them, yet these countries have other political priorities and don’t want those sanctions to begin with. And how do you argue for sanctions against Russia while Israel can do what they want? Bit hard to ignore the hypocrisy.

Not sure I understand whst you mean by that. Sny rules based order in place right now is built on treaties that countries have negotiated and agreed on. Do, they have their say.