The United States and the Multilateral System

The Project on Prosperity and Development is continuing to investigate the important relationship between the U.S. and the multilateral system through a series of reports, interviews, and events

The expansive multilateral system is crucial to fostering global connectivity and engagement. With cooperation from key international actors, multilateral institutions play an essential role in shaping the future of security, trade, technology, economics, and the environment. U.S. engagement in the multilateral system continues to be crucial in improving and advancing U.S. foreign policy as well as showcasing the U.S. as a leader in international development and diplomacy.

 

 

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How to Win at the International Telecommunication Union

In October 2022, the next secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will be selected in Bucharest, Romania. The United States must now determine its strategy to compete and win in this key leadership race.

Commentary by Kristen Cordell — May 20, 2021

More Representatives, More Diversity

Recent and impressive efforts by the Biden-Harris administration to improve diversity and representation within the U.S. government should also be applied to wider challenge of improving U.S. representation in key multilateral organizations.

Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Kristen Cordell — April 20, 2021

It’s Time for the United States to Reengage with the SDGs, Starting with SDG 16

As the United States seeks to bolster democracy and tackle corruption, Sustainable Development Goal 16 can serve as an important organizing construct that can harness existing international consensus and act as a force multiple for both international and domestic progress.

Brief by Kristen Cordell and Christine Li — April 12, 2021

Winning the Great Power Education: Revamping the U.S. Approach to Education Exchange

The United States once led the world in educational exchanges; today, our strategic competitors have filled the gap. The U.S. government must renew its strategic investment in educational exchange as a tool of soft power, or risk ceding this space to an alternative vision.

Commentary by Richard Crespin, Kristen Cordell, and Colleen Waterston — January 13, 2021