The 'Rules-Based Order' is Dead? Blame the Undertakers.
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera discusses whether the 'rules-based order' is ruptured, citing concerns from figures like former Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about world powers employing force and the system being broken. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'rules-based order' — largely a post-WWII construct designed by the victors — was repeatedly violated by its architects.
From the 1953 CIA coup in Iran overthrowing a democratic government in favor of the Shah, to the 2003 invasion of Iraq without UN mandate, to the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya that destabilized an entire region and opened slave markets, the 'rules' were always selectively applied, primarily to others. Double Standard: Western powers lament the use of force by 'world powers' (read: Russia, China)
today, conveniently ignoring their own documented history. When the US invaded Iraq based on fabricated WMD claims, or when NATO bombed Yugoslavia in 1999 without UNSC approval, the 'rules-based order' was apparently intact. Yet, Russian interventions, or China's posture in its own sphere, are framed as existential threats to the very fabric of global stability. This hypocrisy is glaring. Follow
the Money: The maintenance of this 'order' has always directly benefited the military-industrial complex. US defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon thrive on global instability and the arms race it fuels. US military spending in 2023 was over $886 billion, dwarfing the next ten largest spenders combined. This 'order' is incredibly profitable for those who define and enforce it,