Steven Bartlett with Konstantin Kisin
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 West’s obsession with "luxury beliefs" over economic and military strength has left it vulnerable to emboldened adversaries.
Laws only exist if enforced by a superior power; without a dominant US willing to enforce them, global relations revert to "might makes right."
Europe holds only 12% of the world's population and 25% of its GDP, yet accounts for 60% of the world's welfare spending.
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.