The 'Rules-Based Order': A Myth Invented by Its Breakers
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera published an article suggesting the 'rules-based order' is crumbling, with analysts attributing its decline to recent US actions, even while questioning how much this 'order' ever served the Global South. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'rules-based order' was born from the ashes of World War II, but for the Global South, it largely meant a
continuation of colonial and imperial domination through new means. From the 1953 CIA-orchestrated coup in Iran to overthrow democratically elected Mosaddegh for nationalizing oil, to the 1973 CIA-backed coup in Chile against Salvador Allende, the 'rules' were consistently bent or broken to serve Western corporate and geopolitical interests. Double Standard: Western media and governments decry
violations of this 'order' when Russia invades Ukraine, leading to massive sanctions and condemnation. Yet, when the US invades Iraq in 2003 on false pretenses, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and destabilizing the region, or when the Israeli government commits documented war crimes and genocide in Gaza during 2023-24, the 'rules-based order' is either silent, complicit, or reframed as
'self-defense.' The selective outrage exposes the hypocrisy at its core. Follow the Money: The 'rules-based order' has always been profitable. The post-WWII Bretton Woods institutions (IMF, World Bank) created an economic system designed to keep developing nations dependent, often through crippling debt. Defense contractors profit immensely from the 'disorder' it claims to prevent; companies like