Multilateralism
38 Articles

The UN Should Increase Support for the Responsibility to Protect
Efforts to protect populations from atrocity crimes are unlikely to advance without an empowered senior U.N. official at the helm.

Going on Offense Against Authoritarians at the UN Human Rights Council and Beyond
How repressive States have begun to abuse multilateral human rights organizations, and what should be done to counter them.

Rethinking US Foreign Policy Strategy on Wrongful Detention
Wrongful detention is a threat to US persons everywhere, and should be a top priority in domestic and foreign policy.

A Case for a Tieless Multilateral Diplomacy
"I advocate ... for a new era of tieless diplomacy. One in which we leave (heavily patriarchal) uniforms behind, we see and recognize each other for who we are, we roll up our…

Remembering the Iraq War: Has Washington Really Learned the Lessons?
Unless lessons from the Iraq War are fully understood and retained, the United States runs the risk of blundering again.

Yellen’s Trip to Africa: A Chance to Reset US-Africa Relations
The Treasury secretary's visit could spur action on climate finance, inclusive global governance, and debt relief.

Право міжнародних договорів у воєнний час: приклад Чорноморської зернової ініціативи
Ми показуємо, як право міжнародних договорів зіграло конструктивну фонову роль у стабілізації глобальних…

The Law of Treaties in Wartime: The Case of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
The law of treaties can play a constructive role in stabilizing global crises in the face of the most difficult of circumstances: an armed conflict raging between two of the treaty’s…

Business as Usual? Proposals for the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group
U.S. leadership is needed to address problems in developing countries that have global implications.

The UN’s Summit of the Future: Advancing Multilateralism in an Age of Hypercompetitive Geopolitics
The Summit of the Future is an important litmus test for the future of multilateralism.

France Looks to New NATO Strategic Concept to Advance European Defense Capabilities
Expectations for the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid, how France sees bolstering EU and NATO capabilities, and France's posture on the war in Ukraine.

Review of Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions
Reviewing Boyd van Dijk, Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022). Boyd van Dijk has written a superb political and legal…