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The Coming Illiberal Order

Boyle, Michael J.·2016·Survival

DOI 10.1080/00396338.2016.1161899

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The new international order will be marked by the ascendancy of illiberal states and value systems, and a diminishment of American influence.

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Authors: Boyle, M. J.
Corresponding author: Boyle, Michael J.
ORCID: Boyle, Michael J.
Venue: Survival
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2016-03-03
Volume: 58
Issue: 2
Pages: 35-66
ISSN: 0039-6338 (ISSN-L)
1468-2699
DOI: 10.1080/00396338.2016.1161899
OpenAlex: W2297798669
Cited by: 88
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6
FWCI: 33.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Survival (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Globalization and political ideologies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
Keywords: illiberalism, international order, United States influence, great power politics, value systems, liberal international order, geopolitics

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