Jo Inge Bekkevold
Multilateralism matters. As a growing number of issues become increasingly global, international cooperation is simply a must. Nonetheless, the multilateral system established at the end of World War II, with the founding of the United Nations and other organizations, is now unraveling in front of our eyes. This calls for a serious debate about why the system is unraveling, whether it can be saved, and what may replace it if not.
The school of realism in international relations suggests that all institutions are a function of the international power structure. Fundamental shifts in the latter rob the former of its foundation. From now on, realism advises us, we must accustom ourselves to more fragile and suboptimal forms of cross-border cooperation.
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