Following Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from bodies like the World Health Organization and the UN Human Rights Council, the role of international institutions in constraining powerful nations is being increasingly debated. Responding to a recent USAPP blog post, Benjamin Daßler, Tim Heinkelmann-Wild and Andreas Kruck argue that in order to maintain the Liberal International Order, states which are vital to addressing global problems should have more power to avoid institutional outcomes that they do not find desirable.