Why the West is Collapsing: The End of the Rules-Based Order
Steven Bartlett with Konstantin Kisin
95 minpodcast7 sections
The "rules-based international order" is a shared myth that has collapsed. We are returning to a historical norm where power dictates reality, and the...
Key Takeaways
1
Laws only exist if enforced by a superior power; without a dominant US willing to enforce them, global relations revert to "might makes right."
2
Europe holds only 12% of the world's population and 25% of its GDP, yet accounts for 60% of the world's welfare spending.
3
The UK has higher taxes now than at any point in peacetime history, yet GDP per capita is lower than it was 20 years ago.