Alternative Options For U.S. Policy Toward The International Order

Abstract

In recent years, the collection of rules, norms, and institutions that collectively came to be understood as the liberal order after World War II has come under increasing strain. Both geopolitical and ideological pressures are calling into question the sustainability of this postwar order as currently conceived. Yet little systematic analysis has been conducted of what alternatives existwhat form of international order could succeed the postwar liberal form as we have known it.This report offers such an analysis, defining and evaluating four alternative international orders that could respond to changes in international politics and the role that the United States could play in each.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 2017
Accession Number
AD1057229

Entities

People

  • Andrew Radin
  • Astrid S. Cevallos
  • Michael J. Mazarr
  • Miranda Priebe

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Defense Planning
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Investments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies