The age of unorder – European Council on Foreign Relations

The age of unorder – European Council on Foreign Relations

This week, Mark Leonard welcomes Ayşe Zarakol, professor of international relations at Cambridge University, to explore whether today’s global crises signal disorder or a deeper shift toward “unorder,” where shared rules and assumptions are no longer relevant. Drawing on historical parallels —from the interwar period to the upheavals of the 17th century— Zarakol suggests that this may be the start of a longer era of fragmentation. Together, they…