Europe on the Sidelines
America's withdrawal from global leadership and Europe’s drawn-out crisis have put the international liberal order under strain. And while there are signs that the US is ready to reassert itself, the EU seems to have chosen to remain on the sidelines – with grave implications for global stability.
MUNICH – The liberal international order that has helped stabilize the world since the end of the Cold War is under strain. A revanchist Russia, chaos in the Middle East, and simmering tensions in the South China Sea are all symptoms of a system that is beginning to fray.