Conflict, Compromise, and Cooperation: Is the Liberal Global Order Truly Dead?
The twentieth century didn’t end with a bang, but with a conceit—that liberal democracy had triumphed. History, we were told, had reached its final form. Markets would bring peace. Human rights would spread by osmosis. Conflict could be managed through dialogue and institutions. A new world order—liberal, global, rules-based—was not just possible; it was inevitable.