Postwar global order

Question 1

What is the postwar global order?

Answer 1

the political, economic, and security arrangements created by the Allied Powers after after WWII
- norms of sovereignty and self-determination
- alliances protect states from threats (eg; NATO)
- Bretton Woods system facilitates and regulates trade
- UN helps cooperation on other issues

Question 2

Weaknesses of the postwar global order?

Answer 2

Self enforcing (sovereignty)
Biased (created by the Allied powers)