Might makes right: Are we back to the ‘law of the jungle’? #CGTN

Might makes right: Are we back to the ‘law of the jungle’?
In recent discussions with leaders from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against a return to the “law of the jungle,” where the strong prey on the weak. The concern of world leaders doesn’t come from nowhere. We increasingly see unilateral measures – one country using its own laws, its financial systems and its military reach to impose rules on others. The Iran nuclear deal endorsed by the UN Security Council was torn up by the US alone. European companies were forced out of Iran not by EU law, but by the threat of losing access to the dollar and the US market. So, are we still operating within a law-based international system, or drifting toward the “law of the jungle”? What are the consequences if “might makes right” becomes the norm? And what alternative visions of global order could offer a way forward?

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