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Still, with the rise of China, the fraying of the postwar liberal international order, and the drawbridge-up mentality accelerated by the pandemic, realpolitik is back in vogue, leading some to propose recentering international relations on a small group of powerful states.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Another sign is if there’s noticeable fraying at the toe or heel of your shoe.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2024
Since then, the globe has been strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the continued fraying of democracy around the world.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
But given the scale of destruction during Assad's violent reign on Syria's physical infrastructure and the fraying of social dynamics, many experts remain skeptical that Syria won't end up a fractured state.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Another sign is if there’s noticeable fraying at the toe or heel of your shoe.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2024
Since then, the globe has been strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the continued fraying of democracy around the world.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
But given the scale of destruction during Assad's violent reign on Syria's physical infrastructure and the fraying of social dynamics, many experts remain skeptical that Syria won't end up a fractured state.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Fraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraying. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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