8 t; D' P9 k& M0 h, S# t+ G+ o m. vThe Rise of China and the Future of the West- U( K- o, o6 p" |9 p5 S* W& d
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry ( z, R; Z1 w! I5 c7 ZFrom Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008% x5 y( L( s9 k% b* [9 {1 ]: h; S# t
4 w7 V/ P' A9 Z7 a8 fSummary: 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. & ] e! j* s" m8 Q; i0 NG. 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( P5 C3 w* G0 ` l7 D$ y u: A- R" whttp://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html
