For those less familiar with the concept multilateralism, it is a term used in political science to describe countries working together to solve their problems. The United Nations is a multilateral institution, so is NATO.
Those underlying principles of cooperation as the means of solving our problems are a theme that will be examined in this blog. I will endeavor to be undogmatic; I don't believe multilateralism is appropriate for all situations and I won't try to force it into analysis of situations for which it is unsuited. I do believe however that in an increasingly interconnected world multilateralism will become more and more important. It is widely acknowledged that working together is the only way to solve global problems such as nuclear proliferation and climate change, something that is almost impossible to dispute.
As the world is drawn closer and closer together the dueling concepts of cooperation and competition will continue to be an essential part of international politics; we'll be keeping an eye on their development here.
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