The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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The Rise of China and the Future of the West! q$ ^; l/ r3 N" l" e
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry. ~; K! E9 d; F2 e4 @
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 20082 k4 Q+ q- l. G1 f3 i( e

) q' F" ~  I$ [# qSummary:  China's rise will inevitably bring the United States' unipolar moment to an end. But that does not necessarily mean a violent power struggle or the overthrow of the Western system. The U.S.-led international order can remain dominant even while integrating a more powerful China -- but only if Washington sets about strengthening that liberal order now.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de0 \) X; T" b: }9 F, ^4 _2 s
G. JOHN IKENBERRY is Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and the author of After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order After Major Wars.% N$ B5 H$ c2 z

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