The United States’ leadership in mounting a coordinated trans-Atlantic economic response to President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is noteworthy and significant. Yet, its desire to marshall a global condemnation of the war is destined to fall short of its universalist ambitions. Three-quarters of the world’s population live in countries that did not vote in favor of the various UN resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What does this fact tell us about US power, democracy, and the state of the international liberal order?
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