The Rise of China and the Future of the West

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Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry% s4 t# ^( Q" E) [2 Y
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008
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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.$ `1 I# Y; Q; `* i( V5 g: I
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.5.35.249.64% g+ O6 J4 o8 m4 m  t

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