The liberal world order is neither inherently universal, nor is it the inevitable path of societies across the globe. Democracy itself evolved out of a particular strand of Western philosophy, and its application has been far from equal across place and time. But just because a Western-oriented liberal model has driven the trends of globalization, political development and economic growth for nearly the past century – and particularly since the end of the Cold War – that doesn't mean it will continue in perpetuity. Instead, there is little to indicate that the liberal world order will be the destiny of everyone....