The End of Global Order: Why Continuous World-Building Replaces Fixed Frameworks
By
Bruno Maçães
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Summary
The article argues that the era of stable global order is over, replaced by continuous "ordering" and world-building without finality. It contrasts the American preference for definitive outcomes with the Chinese understanding that no single nation will dominate as the U.S. once did. The piece critiques Washington's strategy of slowing Chinese innovation, suggesting this approach misunderstands the new reality of perpetual geopolitical competition and adaptation.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledEvery empire eventually discovers the same inconvenient truth: It is mortal.
The Americans are discovering it now. The Chinese, to their credit, discovered it long ago.
They know there will be no Chinese century in the way there was an American one because the age of world order is finished.
What we have now is ordering, world-building, a process without end.
The prevailing strategy, pioneered by former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, is to 'slow down' Chinese innovation, a phrase that should be embroidered on a cushion.
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