Multilateralism

ABILA International Law Weekend Co-Chairs reckon with the need to strengthen the foundations of international law while adapting it for a new set of actors and issues.

Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima join Viola Gienger to discuss the most important developments from the 2026 UN General Assembly.

The challenges facing the U.N. include recurrent financial shortfalls and political irrelevance to some of the world's major crises.

To maintain sanctions' effectiveness as a tool, governments should strive to implement them with clarity, consistency, and credibility.

The seven candidates share a common premise: that the U.N. remains indispensable but is struggling to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.

Recent U.N. discussions add a new forum on global governance and international norms on military uses of A.I.

A former lead climate lawyer for the U.S. State Department offers her perspective on the future of multilateral initiatives to combat climate change.

Imperfect as the postwar order may be, the cost of abandoning it would be far greater than the cost of reinforcing it.

The FATF Mutual Evaluation of the United States serves as an opportunity to promote the preservation of multilateral norms and standards.

CSW emphasized that women are at the forefront of combating global backsliding, and preserving their rights remains central to protecting rule of law and global stability.

In 2026, a decades-old question returns to center stage: will this finally be the moment for a woman to serve as U.N. Secretary-General?

In 2026, the nuclear order will become more fragmented, less predictable, and increasingly difficult to govern through existing institutions.