Against the backdrop of deglobalization and rising authoritarianism, the very principles that once held the global order together – international law, human rights, and multilateralism – are unraveling at unprecedented speed.

Political Science professor Rosalind Warner examines how power politics, regional conflicts, and declining trust in institutions are driving the world toward chaos, undermining the ethical foundations of global cooperation and making a rule-based system an endangered idea.

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