This does not appear to be the sort of abrupt American unilateralism that many people fear.

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American "unilateralism, " as its critics call it, has not produced anything like perfect leadership.

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At worst they would follow the recent example of the International Court of Justice and use a legal dispute to score points against American "unilateralism" and "arrogance" for a global audience keen to humble the United States.

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On the face of it, this is a better basis for American-Russian relations than either past arms negotiations or go-it-alone unilateralism.

ECONOMIST: Rock-solid allies? No. But certainly enemies no longer