world order
WERLD OR-der
wɜːrld ˈɔːrdərListen
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the overall distribution of power, the set of governing institutions, and the rules, norms, and practices that structure relations among states and other major actors in the international system at a given historical moment; world order is shaped by the configuration of great power competition, the authority and effectiveness of international institutions, the prevalence of shared norms, and the ideational frameworks through which political elites and publics understand international legitimacy; the post-1945 liberal international order built around US hegemony, the United Nations, and multilateral economic institutions is widely described as undergoing strain or transformation in the twenty-first century
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