If France and the US end up with populist illiberals in power, it’s hard to see what can be salvaged from the western powers’ club
We no longer live in a US-led unipolar era – and that may be a good thing. But as power has shifted to other parts of the globe, multilateralism – the idea of international cooperation in pursuit of the common good – has tragically unravelled.
On one level, of course the concept survives: countries in the global west, east, north and south occasionally take responsibility for cooperating on big crises. Think of Kenya, leading a UN-backed mission, which will deploy soon, to assist the Haitian police in stabilising the country.
Nathalie Tocci is a Guardian Europe columnist
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/21/multilateralism-life-support-g7-revive-it
Author : Nathalie Tocci
Publish date : 2024-06-21 05:00:05
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