Book · 2020 · History
A World Safe for Democracy
Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
Why people recommend it
A World Safe for Democracy by G. John Ikenberry is an academic examination of the origins and evolution of the liberal international order established by the United States. Towards the end of an episode on The Ezra Klein Show, Fareed Zakaria recommended the book, identifying the author as a leading scholar at Princeton University. Zakaria pointed out that the volume brilliantly encapsulates the core concepts behind the rules-based international order. By tracing the historical development of these cooperative global frameworks, the publication offers crucial context for understanding how multilateral institutions and democratic alliances were intentionally constructed to stabilize international relations following major global conflicts.
Who recommended it
- Fareed Zakaria Recommended
Fareed Zakaria — 1 mention
“The best scholar who's written on this is a guy named John Ikenberry at Princeton. And I think the book is called A World Safe for Democracy. And encapsulates what is this thing, the rules-based international order, the liberal international order that the US created.”