(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Western leaders often use it to describe a framework of rules, norms and institutions ...

For decades, many voters grew accustomed to a certain set of norms that seemed to govern political systems like rules. But elite groups have lost the power they once had to enforce those norms, or ...

The phrase “international rules-based order” has long been a fixture in global politics. Western leaders often use it to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Latham, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) The phrase “international ...