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Rising states and the liberal world order: the case of China
Steve Chan and Weixing Hu
The rises and falls of great powers have underpinned the prevailing discourses about sources of war and order. Looking at claims that a rising China poses a threat, this article demonstrates the need for greater conceptual clarity and systematic evidence about the designation of rising states and their assumed revisionism.

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The crisis of the conservative international order
The crisis of the liberal international order (LIO) is also a crisis of the conservative international order, which has come to oppose the LIO after supporting its rise in the postwar period. Is it time for a rethinking of the conventional IR view of liberalism?
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Drawing on recent theories of world order, this article argues that the case of the Russia–Ukraine war exemplifies how the responses of democracies—whether in the global North or South—to issues of world order are likely to converge and/or diverge in ways that defy generalization.
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Rising states and the liberal world order: the case of China
The rises and falls of great powers have underpinned the prevailing discourses about sources of war and order. Looking at claims that a rising China poses a threat, this article demonstrates the need for greater conceptual clarity and systematic evidence about the designation of rising states and their assumed revisionism.
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The effects of global populism: assessing the populist impact on international affairs
This introduction lays the theoretical groundwork for the special section on the effects of global populism. It proposes a framework that considers the diversity of populist governments and it addresses how the varying character of authoritarianism leads to different populist politics and international outcomes.
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This policy paper argues that while a global framework is emerging for the governance of AI, challenges like AI's role in interstate rivalry, ineffective institutions and divergent global policy priorities hinder cooperation. The article concludes with recommendations for strengthening the existing AI governance architecture.
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The crisis of the conservative international order
The crisis of the liberal international order (LIO) is also a crisis of the conservative international order, which has come to oppose the LIO after supporting its rise in the postwar period. Is it time for a rethinking of the conventional IR view of liberalism?
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Anyone can be a hero: the militarization of children in Putin's Russia
In Putin's Russia, state-sponsored patriotic youth groups encourage children and young people to participate in hero-making activities that emphasize the forging of close bonds with war veterans. Are Russian children being raised to expect to participate in and support wars?
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