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The great squandering of American power
Washington’s support for Israel’s war tactics has eroded the influence of the US and the credibility of the rules-based order it champions.
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US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 25.
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Realists and Pax Americana sceptics may call me naive, but I have long placed my faith in the rules-based international order so fervently championed by Washington and its allies.
There have been ups and downs – particularly during the turbulent days of Donald Trump’s presidency – but never a genuine crisis of belief in this order as the best framework for maintaining peace and containing conflict.
