The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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The Rise of China and the Future of the West7 e& H) r1 m1 P) G
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry: K& t% O2 w( p& U1 {
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
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( s+ z/ B/ p; K0 v4 kSummary:  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.
1 ?7 v$ E$ I, X9 |8 F6 t. m4 bG. 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.( W% z+ v+ A$ R6 m# ]7 ]

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