Support CreatorsWho Did That?
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 • 2:27 PM
After the devastation of World War II, American leaders—Democrats and Republicans alike—made a remarkable decision. Instead of simply dominating the globe through raw power, the United States built a system of international rules, institutions and alliances designed to keep the peace and promote prosperity: the United Nations, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, NATO, the global trading system that eventually became the World Trade Organization. This network of institutions—often called the “rules-based international order”—was not an act of charity. It was one of the most successful strategic decisions in American history.
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