International conflict and rearmament seems to be in ascendance, while multilateralism, the rule based order and Pax Americana is in decline. Russia is slowly consuming its neighbours. Europe is rearming, openly calling out Russia as its enemy. Japan and China is in a war of words over Taiwan and Japan announces record defence spending. The US is massing its fleets in the Caribbean blockading Venezuela, while making a claim on Greenland. Thailand and Cambodia is firing at each other. In parts of Africa there is coup after coup.
It feels as if whatever limits existed on countries to use armed force have weakened.
👤 drysine Accepted Answer ✓
>Russia is slowly consuming its neighbours
Why plural?
>the rule based order
What? By which rule the US invaded Iraq in 2003? By which rule NATO changed the borders of Serbia?