Very slick take here. IMHO, though, that this was not a failure of order but rather, the reality that nationalism in the face of a crisis is a heady beast. We have a natural experiment here: the EU is as bound an order as any, operates independently of the US - yet the response https://twitter.com/SevaUT/status/1248700993560367113
has seen members prioritize national rather than collective interests.

Moreover, turn the issue around: suppose the US had taken the lead in organizing an int'l response to Covid in Dec-Jan. What would that have entailed?
Some int'l outreach, sure, but I'm betting a lot of national-level restrictions. (Open to other takes here!)

To me, this actually shows the paucity of the concept of order beyond the econ sphere. Ultimately, states remain free to act as they want ( #anarchy), and will rely first
on their own means to deal with problems. The failure of a coordinated response to covid wasn't a failure of the order - its a failure to recognize that order is just a matter of state choice under anarchy from which they can and often will defect.
You can follow @shifrinson.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: