Breaking the Rules.

The article examines the decline of international law as a meaningful constraint on state behavior, highlighting how major powers like the United States, Russia, and China have increasingly abandoned adherence to its norms and institutions. It traces this erosion to longstanding contradictions withi...

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Publicado en:Foreign Policy no. 261; pp. 61 - 64
Autor principal: Brooks, Rosa
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Foreign Policy Summer2026
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