Critically important argument.

"Biden inflicted tremendous damage to international norms and laws, not just because of the painful hypocrisy of claiming to uphold a "Rules-Based International Order" (RBIO) while aiding Israel's war crimes in Gaza, but because the RBIO is itself an assault on international law.

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Of course, Trump's disregard for international law and institutions is deeply problematic. But as the world becomes more multipolar, the US needs to rethink its attitude towards international law and the ability of IL to constrain the actions of rival states in a manner that US power has done for decades but likely will not be able to do to the same extent going forward.

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We're not holding our breath that Trump will come around to this point, but the argument needs to be made. In the meantime, dropping the RBIO concept is the right call."