Resilient or Obsolete? Reflections on the Liberal World Order and its Crisis

In this chapter I briefly analyze the historical evolution of the LWO and then turn the attention to some of the elements that have led to the profound crisis of the liberal model—at a domestic and international level -showing how structur- al factors and specific crises have interacted. A brief reflection on three crucial challenges (economic, normative and technological) and the opportunities for resilience of the order will conclude the chapter.