# F3 I/ t( y- z) J7 L' Y: qThe Rise of China and the Future of the West 6 J3 {) \+ `7 {' w( tCan the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry2 f0 _& [ [& y( Z9 G
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008 7 |3 K+ i9 d$ `; c* e4 T( B9 a' A) K' ~
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.: h' S" g5 ~) o1 [7 x4 A, r9 X& z 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. 0 `6 z6 U/ b1 k3 y/ N p$ O& D% l- R3 i# n1 g$ I http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html
