What is the Global Rules Based Order? #defencenews  #military #australia #history
Channel: Soldiers Five
Date: 2024-04-06

The Global Rules Based Order is something I’m sure all of you have heard a hundred times before, usually mentioned by a US or European politician or Military Officer when referring to any one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: China, Russia, Iran or (Insert de-stabilising Force of the week Here.) 

The Global Rules-based Order can best be described as a system of rules, regulations, arrangements, treaties and in some cases laws, that nations have agreed to submit to and that evolve over time.  

It includes such things as international law, regional security, trade, immigration protocols and cultural arrangements. This system generally supports international cooperation through multilateral institutions, open markets, and security cooperation.  

By submitting to these arrangements, nations may be willing to accept limitations on their national power, in the recognition that when these limitations are placed on all nations, a greater good is achieved. 

What is now recognised as the Global Rules-Based order evolved following WWII, with the United Nations and its subordinate organisations as a core centrepiece, and the economic and military might of the US supporting it.