Is it time to reaffirm our liberal values? Or are we seeing the birth-pangs of a new era? Two
great thinkers debate the question burning behind headlines across the world.'No civilization
no matter how mighty it may appear to itself is indestructible.'-Niall Ferguson'We do not need
to invent the world anew. The international order established by the United States after World
War II is in need of expansion and repair but not reconception.'-Fareed ZakariaFears of a
globalized world are rampant. Across the West borders are being reasserted and old alliances
tested to their limits. Could this be the end of the liberal order or will the major crises of
the twenty-first century strengthen our resolve?
