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Rules-based order
![Welcome to World War III Welcome to World War III](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-22-080506.jpg)
Welcome to World War III
By Michael Vatikiotis
The Western-led “rules-based order” is fraying, but nothing seems to be emerging that might replace it.
![What Will China’s New Security Initiatives Look Like? What Will China’s New Security Initiatives Look Like?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-06-130245.jpg)
What Will China’s New Security Initiatives Look Like?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Defense Minister Li Shangfu’s speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue was more interested in assigning blame than advancing solutions.
![Declassified Files Illuminate UK Role in Indonesian Anti-Communist Purges Declassified Files Illuminate UK Role in Indonesian Anti-Communist Purges](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-18-2.jpg)
Declassified Files Illuminate UK Role in Indonesian Anti-Communist Purges
By Sebastian Strangio
The U.K. ran a propaganda campaign in the mid-1960s urging that the "communist cancer be cut out of the body of the state.”
![The Trouble With Washington’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Gambit The Trouble With Washington’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Gambit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-26-15.jpg)
The Trouble With Washington’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Gambit
By Ben Scott
Improved U.S. compliance with international norms would greatly enhance U.S. defense of the rules-based international order.
![Want a Rules-Based Order for the Indo-Pacific? Start With Diego Garcia. Want a Rules-Based Order for the Indo-Pacific? Start With Diego Garcia.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-b-1_bombers_on_diego_garcia.jpg)
Want a Rules-Based Order for the Indo-Pacific? Start With Diego Garcia.
By Peter Harris
The U.S. pushing for the divesting of colonialism in the Chagos Archipelago would be a good place to begin.
![The US ‘New Cold War’ Battle Cry in the South China Sea The US ‘New Cold War’ Battle Cry in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-21.png)
The US ‘New Cold War’ Battle Cry in the South China Sea
By Chen Xiangmiao
Stepped-up U.S. aggression against China has been especially notable in the South China Sea.
![Russia Says US Indo-Pacific Strategy is to Contain China Russia Says US Indo-Pacific Strategy is to Contain China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-3.jpg)
Russia Says US Indo-Pacific Strategy is to Contain China
By Associated Press
"Why do you need to call Asia-Pacific as Indo-Pacific? The answer is evident — to exclude China.”
![China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7380607202_b13f1be34f_h.jpg)
China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off
By Ankit Panda
China shows it prefers a region where “might makes right.”
![A Free and Open Indo-Pacific: The South Korean Perspective A Free and Open Indo-Pacific: The South Korean Perspective](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-19_23-03-41.jpg)
A Free and Open Indo-Pacific: The South Korean Perspective
By Sukjoon Yoon
How does South Korea fit into FOIP, and how would Seoul like to see the concept evolve?
![Japan and Europe’s Triple Partnership Japan and Europe’s Triple Partnership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18198382455887.jpg)
Japan and Europe’s Triple Partnership
By Andrei Lungu
Parsing the new EU-Japan strategic, economic and digital agreements.
![The World According to China The World According to China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18274239559427.jpg)
The World According to China
By Bradley A. Thayer and John M. Friend
Understanding the world China seeks to create by 2049, when the PRC turns 100.
![At UN, Japan's Abe Defends the Rules-Based Order At UN, Japan's Abe Defends the Rules-Based Order](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-778003.jpg)
At UN, Japan's Abe Defends the Rules-Based Order
By Daniel Hurst
Abe promises to defend free trade while resolving long-standing issues with Japan's neighbors.
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