4 j7 b3 V7 G. {( t$ T S2 Q5 R$ t( Pcsuchen.deThe Rise of China and the Future of the Westcsuchen.de; }. ^4 E- Y( c
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry " D: G9 _* U: f$ jFrom Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008 n2 q7 l/ d, ^$ a2 m# }
6 L- b5 T. }) [2 ?2 Q) g( n! tSummary: 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. 3 T% s; m3 x6 Q: ?3 \9 B/ IG. 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." I! M, i6 p* n# p- ^7 V