Which brings me back to Havel. What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth first? It means naming reality. Stop invoking rules based international order as though it still functions as advertised. Call it what it is. A system of intensifying great power rivalry where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion. (15:38–15:44)
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Asserts that the rules-based international order is no longer functioning effectively.
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