International Organizations

Following the Second World War, the United States and its democratic allies sought to create a rules-based international order to guarantee stability and prosperity for their societies. Understanding that international cooperation was crucial to tackle global issues and ensure peace, multilateral organizations were created to facilitate discussion, pool resources, mediate conflict, and coordinate joint action. Whether focusing on security, economics, health, the environment, or energy, these organizations are vital forums of international engagement and global problem-solving.

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In the News

Oct 9, 2020

Nurkin and Hu in The Hill on countering Chinese influence in multinational organizations

By Atlantic Council

On October 9, The Hill published an opinion piece from Forward Defense Non-Resident Senior Fellows Tate Nurkin and Evanna Hu discussing the need to counter Chinese influence in multilateral institutions. In this piece, they discuss how China has weaponized its role in international bodies like the United Nations and the International Technology Union to advance its foreign […]

China International Norms

UkraineAlert

Oct 8, 2020

Zelenskyy: Ukraine wants a step-by-step plan towards future EU membership

By Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers a positive assessment of the 2020 EU-Ukraine Summit in Brussels and calls for the creation of a step-by-step plan towards Ukraine's future EU membership.

Democratic Transitions Economy & Business
Mediterranean

Report

Oct 7, 2020

Value beyond price: Prioritizing political stability and regional integration when financing Mediterranean gas

By Olgu Okumuş

A comprehensive overview of the tensions surrounding natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean which argues that development projects must take into account geopolitical rivalries as a reality in determining how to leverage East Med gas by mobilizing the power of multilateral dialogue platforms and international development banks.

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Sep 17, 2020

Fernandes in UNESCAP: The Disaster and Health Nexus Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges Of Protecting At-Risk Communities

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Coronavirus

In the News

Sep 12, 2020

Manning in VOA: What is the “North Korea Problem” of the United Nations General Assembly?

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Korea

New Atlanticist

Sep 11, 2020

Mobilizing the Free World to advance public health

By Carl J. Schramm and Henrik Fogh Rasmussen

The COVID-19 crisis has proven beyond all doubt that America and its democratic allies lack essential resiliency against pandemics. Now is the time to change this unacceptable state of affairs through innovative approaches to biodefense, economic development, and trade.

Coronavirus International Organizations

In the News

Sep 9, 2020

Mihailescu writes in Foreign Policy on strategy regarding North Korea

By Andrea R. Mihailescu

Read the full article here.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion International Organizations

New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2020

Can the US and Germany finally see eye to eye on China?

By Roderick Kefferpütz

After much too long a time, the political climate towards China and Russia is finally starting to change in Berlin. This is an opportunity for the United States and Germany to re-engage and turn Germany from a weak link in the transatlantic alliance to a reliable partner.

China Germany

Elections 2020

Aug 17, 2020

Hillary Clinton: The work awaiting the next US president will be ‘overwhelming’

By Katherine Golden

Just ahead of the Democratic National Convention, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that if Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris were to win the 2020 US presidential election, their administration must be prepared to advance on several domestic and international fronts simultaneously because the work they’ll face is “rather overwhelming.”

China Elections

In the News

Aug 17, 2020

Burrows and Manning in The National Interest: What happens when America is no longer the undisputed super power?

By Atlantic Council

China Europe & Eurasia

Experts