The Multilateralism Index 2024 reveals a contradiction: while participation in the multilateral system has largely held steady or even increased, its effectiveness in addressing global challenges has ...

On Jan. 7, Indonesia officially became a full member of BRICS. With the addition of the world’s fourth-most-populous country and eighth-largest economy by purchasing power, the bloc now encompasses ...

Free trade seems to have few supporters these days. Though actual trade volumes are recovering from the post-crisis recession and drop in commodity prices, “globalization” has become increasingly ...

The international order is evolving quickly, with new cooperation mechanisms replacing inferior multilateral frameworks. One major trend has been the “minilateralization” of multilateralism, whereby ...

Today the world is on a knife edge - war and conflict are piercing the heart of our multilateral system and our global confidence. Russia’s war against Ukraine, the war in Gaza and the crisis in the ...

Donald Trump's policy of imposing tariffs could lead to more protectionism and slower growth in the global economy as well as more inflation, economists say. Yet, the global development financing ...

The shared commitment of Global South countries to defending the multilateral trading system has become a major force ...