As the war in Iran tips the global order further into chaos, a potentially existential rupture on whether international rules still matter is threatening to tear Europe apart.
Over the course of Monday and Tuesday, leaders of the European Union’s institutions – considered among the most legalistic political structures on the planet – clashed publicly over whether the bloc should still be bound by global norms.
This followed more than a week of messy sparring among national political leaders from…
Might makes right? Rules‑based order on trial in Europe as Iran war deepens divide
