Multilateralism Will Survive! But at what cost?

The American administration withdrawal from 66 international organizations puts the very idea of multilateralism at risk.

This is the spirit of multilateralism. Long gone are the days of the isolationist policy that characterized the conduct of the United States. Today, we live in an age of globalization. Some analysts say that this is an age of post-globalization. Whatever debates about the terminology of the idea may be, one thing is clear—today, no country can solve problems or contribute to their internal stability without collaboration and cooperation.

Such is the enduring spirit of multilateralism. However, the very idea of this concept has come under severe strain thanks to the thoughtless and strategically regressive actions of the current American administration led by US President Donald Trump. In an executive order, Trump ordered the US withdrawal from 66 important multilateral organizations. The rationale—they do not serve ‘American national interests’.

Some of these organizations remain the pillars not only of the post-World War II political-economic order but also present the very future of humanity. Hence, an analysis of the withdrawal in the context of at least some important organizations in general and the overall scenario in particular becomes essential.

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