The Future of Multilateralism addresses current challenges and future perspectives of international and regional organizations. It aims at uncovering how stable the foundations of global cooperation really are, particularly in the light of the latest unilateral and protectionist practices of international players and challenges related to Covid-19. The post-World War II global order was built on the foundations of multilateral cooperation. The establishment of international institutions aimed at avoiding another widespread collision like the two World Wars and to ensure peace and prosperity. Hence, the multilateral system was viewed as an effective mechanism in dealing and resolving various challenges at an international or a regional level. Given the effects of COVID-19 on the global, regional, state, and individual levels are so recent, very little research has been composed to understand the challenges many multilateral institutions are facing due to the pandemic. The book uncovers the future of such organizations and prospects for the multilateral system, of which they constitute the building blocks, in view of recent trends and developments.
Madeleine Hosli is Professor of International Relations at Leiden University.
Foreword by Barbara Pesce-Monteiro Foreword by Bob Reinalda Introduction, Madeleine O. Hosli Part I: International Organisations Chapter 2. The United Nations and Challenges to Multilateralism, Madeleine O. Hosli Chapter 3. UNICEF and UN WOMEN in the Post-COVID-19 Era: How the Pandemic is Expected to Reshape the Humanitarian Agenda, Dimitra Protopsalti Chapter 4. The World Health Organization Under COVID-19: Behind the Crisis, Yue Han Chapter 5. The Multilateral Trading System in a Changing World: The WTO and Current Threats Challenging its Survival, Morgane B. De Clercq Chapter 6. The Future of IMF and World Bank: New Dynamics in Times of COVID-19 Crisis, 2020, Nicolas Verbeek Part II: Regional Organisations and Institutions Chapter 7. The African Union and Multilateralism, Nandi Makubalo Chapter 8. European External Action and Multilateralism, Sonja Niedecken Chapter 9. The European Union and the Challenges to Internal Multilateralism: A Perspective on European Macroeconomic Governance and the COVID-19 Crisis, Carolina Alice D'Ambrosio Chapter 10. ASEAN and the Challenges to its Legitimacy, Rizwan Togoo Chapter 11. Mercosur: Breaking the Stalemate in a Post-COVID-19 World, Amber Scheele Chapter 12. China's AIIB in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Challenging the World's Financial Architecture, Taylor A. Garrett Part III: Multilateral Organisations and Regimes Chapter 13. International Development Cooperation, Gulnara Abbas Chapter 14. Multilateral Cooperation in International Tax Law, Juliana Cubillos, Frederik Heitmuller and Irma Mosquera Valderrama Chapter 15. The UN Climate Regime: Multilateralism, Polycentricity, and Divergent Energy Futures, Susann Handke Conclusion, Morgane B. De Clercq and Susann Handke
