Roger Ferguson

2 months ago | foreignaffairs.com | Elliott Abrams |Jorge Castañeda |jorge castaneda |Roger Ferguson |Michael Brenes

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has been cast by many observers as the end of an era. The U.S.-led order, variously described as the rules-based order or the liberal international order, which rose to its feet after World War II and strode triumphantly around the world after the end of the Cold War, is no more. Indeed, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described that order as “obsolete” during his confirmation hearings in January.