By taking a wrecking ball to the global rules-based order, Donald Trump has thrown the entire world into chaos, reminding us why our post-World War II forebears laid the foundation for that order. The task now is to re-imagine an international legal regime that works more reliably for more people, without exception for the powerful.
NEW YORK—As the tragic consequences of US President Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran continue to accumulate, one hears a cry of desperation: Are we witnessing the “death of international law?” It is a reasonable question. But there is a more important one: Can we use this crisis to re-imagine an international legal regime that works for more people?