This lesson explores competing perspectives on the liberal world order, examining who benefits from the system, what challenges threaten it, and whether or not it is worth preserving. Through readings, a role play, a comparative analysis, and an opinion piece on the Middle East, students will assess the views of: Richard Haass : a defender of U.S. leadership and liberal orderRichard Eskow: a critic who links the liberal world order to inequality and globalization Fawaz Gerges : a scholar who arg