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There is likewise a growing awareness of the inequities embedded in the international order. Unless people who bear the costs of others’ decisions and actions can influence the multilateral system and hold powerful actors to account, the international order will be viewed as unjust and illegitimate.

Fortunately, momentum is building for a global reordering. In May, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched the Counting What Counts report, which addresses a long-standing blind spot in........

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