Gunnera in international affairs to boost legitimacy domestically. Political sociologist Larry Diamond argues that Putin's assault on liberal democracy is exemplified by the 2008 intervention for the enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia against independent Georgia, Russian support for Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine, and the Russian intervention in Ukraine by troops without insignia in 2014. Putin has been accused of giving financial support to far-right or national populist parties across Europe. For example, the National Front (now National Rally) obtained a 9 million euro loan from a Russian bank in 2014. Larry Diamond argues this influenced the policy of 	Liberal international order
28043212	the National Front such as Marine Le Pen's support for the annexation of Crimea. Liberal international order In international relations, the liberal international order (some times referred to as the rules-based or the US-led international order) describes a set of global, rule-based, structured relationships based on political liberalism, economic liberalism and liberal internationalism since the late 1940s. More specifically, it entails international cooperation through multilateral institutions (like the United Nations, World Trade Organization and International Monetary Fund) and is constituted by human equality (freedom, rule of law and human rights), open markets, security cooperation, promotion of 	Liberal international order
28043213	Gunnera Gunnera Gunnera is the sole genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Gunneraceae, which contains 63 species. Some species have extremely large leaves. Species in the genus are variously native to Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Papuasia, Hawaii, insular Southeast Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. The stalks of many species are edible. Description. The 40–50 species vary enormously in leaf size. The giant rhubarb, or Campos des Loges (Gunnera manicata"), native to the Serra do Mar mountains of southeastern Brazil, is perhaps the largest species, with or sub-reniform leaves typically long, not including the thick, succulent petiole which may  be up to in length. The width of the leaf blade is typically , but on two occasions cultivated specimens (in Dorset, England in 2011 and at Narrowwater, Ulster, Ireland in 1903) produced leaves fully in width. The seeds germinate best in very moist, but not wet, conditions and temperatures of 22–29 °C. Only slightly smaller is "G. masafuerae" of the Juan Fernandez Islands off the Chilean coast. They can have leaves up to in width on stout leaf stalks long and thick according to Skottsberg. These leafstalks or petioles are the thickest of any dicot, and probably also the  most massive. On nearby Isla Más Afuera, "G. peltata" frequently has an upright trunk to in height by thick, bearing leaves up to wide. The Hoja de Pantano ("G. magnifica") of the Colombian Andes bears the largest leaf buds of any plant; up to long and thick. The succulent leaf stalks are up to long. The massive inflorescence of small, reddish flowers is up to long and weighs about 13 kg. The flowers of Gunnera species are dimerous ( two sepals, two petals (or none) . two stamens (or one), and two carpels. Other giant "Gunnera" species are found throughout the Neotropics  and Hawaii. "Gunnera insignis" is also known by the name "poor man's umbrella" in Costa Rica. Several small species are found in New Zealand, notably "G. albocarpa", with leaves only 1–2 cm long, and also in South America, with "G. magellanica" having leaves 5–9 cm wide on stalks 8–15 cm long. Taxonomy. The genus "Gunnera" was named after the Norwegian botanist Johann Ernst Gunnerus. At first it was assigned to the family Haloragaceae, though that presented difficulties that led to the general recognition of the family Gunneraceae, as had been proposed about the beginning of the 20th century. In  the meantime, in many publications it had been referred to as being in the Haloragaceae, variously misspelt (as for example "Halorrhagidaceae".) Such references still cause difficulties in consulting earlier works. However, currently "Gunnera" is firmly assigned to the monogeneric family Gunneraceae. Species. Species list adapted from the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families; Cyanobacterial symbiosis. At least some species of "Gunnera" host endosymbiotic cyanobacteria such as "Nostoc punctiforme". The cyanobacteria provide fixed nitrogen to the plant, while the plant provides fixed carbon to the microbe. The bacteria enter the plant via glands found at the base of each leaf stalk  and initiate an intracellular symbiosis which is thought to provide the plant with fixed nitrogen in return for fixed carbon for the bacterium. This intracellular interaction is unique in flowering plants and may provide insights to allow the creation of novel symbioses between crop plants and cyanobacteria, allowing growth in areas lacking fixed nitrogen in the soil. Uses. The stalks of "G. tinctoria" ("nalcas"), from southern Chile and Argentina, are edible. Their principal use is fresh consumption, but also they are prepared in salads, liquor or marmalade. Leaves of this species are used in covering curanto (a traditional Chilean food ). "Gunnera perpensa" is a source of traditional medicine in southern Africa, both in veterinary and human ailments, largely in obstetric and digestive complaints, but also as a wound dressing. It also is eaten in various ways, largely the petioles, flower stalks and leaves, fresh and raw, preferably with skins and fibre removed, which is said to remove bitterness, but also cooked. The plant also is said to be used in making a beer. Gunnera Gunnera is the sole genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Gunneraceae, which contains 63 species. Some species have extremely large leaves. Species in the