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Introduction India has in recent years made it unambiguously clear that despite close cooperation with the US, it will not play second fiddle to the US in its geopolitical designs. It must be noted, India...

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People have laid down their lives for love, freedom, justice, the fatherland and more. But nobody has ever died clutching the banner of the Rules-Based International Order. It’s time to junk that cliche, and replace it with something more fitting. That’s not only because the term is an Orwellian linguistic atrocity with all the emotive oomph of a Powerpoint slide. It’s also a shibboleth that, when u...

People have laid down their lives for love, freedom, justice, the fatherland and more. But nobody has ever died clutching the banner of the Rules-Based International Order. It’s time to junk that cliche, and replace it with something more fitting. That’s not only because the term is an Orwellian linguistic atrocity with all the emotive oomph of a Powerpoint slide. It’s also a shibboleth that, when u...

Andreas Kluth challenges the overuse of the term "Rules-Based International Order" in American foreign policy.

Washington all too often invokes the RBIO only against foes, such as Russia, while exempting itself and its friends, notably Israel. The world is skeptical about this American shtick of RBIO, especially in Africa, Asia and South America, where countries are feeling — and often resisting — pressure by Washington to align with the West against Russia and China

With their creative use of legal instruments against authoritarian states, both Ukraine and Venezuela’s neighbours are demonstrating the importance of protecting the rules-based international order.

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP), an American federal institution tasked with promoting conflict resolution and prevention worldwide in a

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP), an American federal institution tasked with promoting conflict resolution and prevention worldwide in a

Bangladesh is getting more international attention for two very different reasons. Domestically, Bangladesh’s tumultuous political situation ahead of the January 7 parliamentary elections has elicited global scrutiny. The United States, through its rhetoric and actions, has led international actors pushing Bangladesh to improve its democratic processes and calling for dialogue to resolve the current political impasse, which has often received harsh retorts from the Awami League (AL) government...