We face an era of disorder defined by the absence of rules for nations and rights for individuals argues David Miliband.

On Sept. 3, 2025, China celebrated the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan by staging a carefully choreographed event in which 26 world leaders were offered a podium view of Beijing’s ...

For decades after the end of World War II, the phrase "liberal international order" was often associated with a few things: globalization, multilateralism and a rules-based global system anchored by U ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Some thought Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office had ushered in a new round of serious ...

Sometimes, when the electricity goes out in a city, everyone works together to maintain order, help the most vulnerable residents, and find ways of coping with the temporary disruption. Every so often ...

Ms. Lissner is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Rapp-Hooper is a partner at the Asia Group. The world will look to Seoul next week as leaders gather for a major economic summit ...

Nothing lasts forever: Every international order finds its end. Pax Romana stabilized the greater Mediterranean world, until decline set in. The British global order flourished in the 19th century but ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed his meeting with Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, as a “G-2” summit. After a nearly two-hour conversation with the Chinese leader, Trump emerged declaring it ...