Letter

In response to At the altar of the rules-based order

Know the difference

An excellent article from Cameron Leckie. But for too many people - especially politicians an journalists - the takeaway first base starting point has to be this, in big bold letters…

“… the ‘rules-based order’ is a euphemism for empire. Specifically, the imperial-system led by the United States as opposed to the international system centred on the United Nations and International Law.”

Anyone not knowing and understanding that difference is at very real risk of very poor decision making.

— Margaret Callinan from Hawthorn VIC 3122