http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html * ^/ Q/ u; j/ O' O* @+ R& ^ / J* S# s. S' R- mThe Rise of China and the Future of the West 3 m* B! u+ D E8 S- ?; p* `7 xCan the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry3 ~' d5 Z0 `( m+ ?7 i$ H
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008 6 ?7 E( f$ G& T; E$ R: t+ A $ J& x [3 p* LSummary: 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- a( P; ^: d( ]2 _% @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. + p) k% F: y5 K8 u: D l/ c$ H( E) o) bcsuchen.de2 s6 Q- ~5 `) Y% R$ Q http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html