m- C; M2 d3 a* jThe Rise of China and the Future of the West1 N2 \/ ?/ n* u0 J0 f
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry - s: f; U# ?7 c% sFrom Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008 8 ]1 q8 ?, r6 x" B' w2 f4 c: B8 W& @$ Y4 N" ?
Summary: 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.' v: \" @+ W2 m0 q G. 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. / O6 E- `* p# e J) I- e M, w) S3 H' V: B* x) H) x- a# j http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html
