http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080101faessay87102/g-john-ikenberry/the-rise-of-china-and-the-future-of-the-west.html , p. Y7 C0 R- N' a; F' D% b 6 z+ s; L3 C" [% z% rThe Rise of China and the Future of the West5 m2 a. n+ {: F. h _% F: s7 E
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry3 w2 i! c! o3 U
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008 1 d* w& v$ d ~: g# Q) i. p4 m( ?! L! z/ d" ]; e
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. - v* K j; H' q6 Fcsuchen.deG. 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., c9 K- [) p6 a: @0 @2 G
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