Is The United States A Disruptor?
Journal: Yale University Press eBooks
Year: 2022

This chapter explores the question of whether the United States can be considered a disruptor of world order. It argues that the principal agents of disruption are the revisionist powers, namely China's seizure and militarization of disputed reefs and islands in the South China Sea, its repeated use of economic blackmail, its “wolf warrior” diplomacy, and its obstructive behavior concerning Covid-19. It also notes Russia's annexation of Crimea, its invasion of eastern Ukraine, and its aggressive