Chrystia Freeland's proposal for a new international alliance of democracies closely resembles the post-Westphalian world described in Binding Chaos in which sovereign nations collaborate based on principles, not power. In her new book, Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider’s View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People, Chrystia Freeland's proposed "friendshoring" alliance would unite democracies representing approximately 60 per cent of global economic output, establish collective economic defence commitments, expand membership across the Global South and remove members that become too authoritarian. Five central ideas Economic collective defence “Just as NATO allies are pledged to support one another in the event of military attack, members of the friendshoring alliance need to be prepared to back one another up in the event of trade hostility from the outside.” Democracies should defend one another against coercive trade measures, much as NATO members pledge collective military defence. A new democratic trading bloc “Together, this club of democracies accounts for roughly 60 per cent of the global economy.” NATO members, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand would form the initial alliance. Freeland estimates this group represents approximately 60 per cent of the global economy. Expansion beyond Western countries “The friendshoring door should also be wide open to democracies outside the security alliance.” India, Brazil, Indonesia and democracies across Latin America, Africa and Asia should be eligible to join. Expulsion mechanisms “As well as figuring out who is admitted, the friends need to devise a mechanism for kicking a country out.” Members that abandon democratic principles must be removable. Freeland argues that alliances become vulnerable when authoritarian governments can remain members indefinitely. Resistance to US economic coercion “Trump is trying to turn trade from a win-win relationship to a battle for dominance over adversaries and a protection racket for friends.” Freeland argues that Trump's administration has transformed trade negotiations into instruments of political dominance, using tariffs and investment demands to extract concessions.