; ^& X: ^" z8 e- |# qThe Rise of China and the Future of the West6 s( u; m5 t$ {) K
Can the Liberal System Survive?G. John Ikenberry; T3 u# ^( @' g# F- v
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2008# t+ h$ H/ r' D l
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Summary: China's rise will inevitably bring the United States' unipolar moment to an end. But that does not necessarily mean a violent power struggle or the overthrow of the Western system. The U.S.-led international order can remain dominant even while integrating a more powerful China -- but only if Washington sets about strengthening that liberal order now. s9 }" v( {5 _2 o, M' B! o% @ G. JOHN IKENBERRY is Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and the author of After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order After Major Wars.: V* s- w) h' x- _$ J% H8 R
