What America’s seizure of websites says about the ‘rules-based’ order
Rules are by definition things that apply universally, so it’s hard to convince the world to respect them if you consistently violate them.
Connor Echols is an associate editor at the Nonzero Foundation, where he co-writes a weekly foreign policy newsletter. He recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s of science in journalism and Middle East and North African Studies. Follow him on Twitter @connor_echols.
Rules are by definition things that apply universally, so it’s hard to convince the world to respect them if you consistently violate them.
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