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multilateralism
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Strategic Rivalry between United States and China swp-berlin.org 12 facts
claimDonald Trump's foreign policy approach is characterized by an aversion to multilateralism, a preference for transactional bilateral relationship models, and a rejection of bureaucratic coordination processes in favor of top-down solutions.
perspectiveEurope's understanding of multilateralism and international rules is fundamentally different from China's approach of Sinocentric multi-bilateralism.
claimChina under President Xi Jinping presents itself as a champion of multilateralism while simultaneously subverting the work of multilateral institutions.
claimThe European understanding of multilateralism and international rules differs fundamentally from the 'Sinocentric multi-bilateralism' practiced by China.
claimDonald Trump's aversion to multilateralism aligns with his transactional approach, which favors straightforward bilateral relationship models.
perspectiveChina, under President Xi Jinping, claims to support multilateralism while simultaneously undermining the effectiveness of multilateral institutions.
claimDonald Trump's aversion to multilateralism aligns with his transactional approach, which favors straightforward bilateral relationship models.
claimChina presents itself as a defender of multilateralism against the Trump Administration's attacks on the international order.
perspectiveChina positions itself as a defender of multilateralism against the Trump Administration's attacks on the international order and offers itself as an alliance partner to other states.
claimChina observes that Europe works to preserve multilateralism and the liberal world order, while also experiencing its own political and economic problems with the Trump Administration.
claimChina observes that Europe works to preserve multilateralism and the liberal world order, while also experiencing political and economic problems with the Trump Administration.
perspectiveChina positions itself as a defender of multilateralism against the Trump Administration's attacks on the international order and offers itself as an alliance partner to other states.
Europe's quest for strategic autonomy in response to Trumpism link.springer.com Dec 8, 2025 3 facts
claimThe United States' advocacy of multilateralism based on international law has historically been driven, to some extent, by an 'America First' mentality.
claimThe European Union should attempt to fill the gaps in multilateralism created by Trumpism, viewing this role as an invitation to dialogue rather than a unilateral imposition, even with difficult partners like Donald Trump.
claimSkepticism toward multilateralism in the United States increases as authoritarian states like China and Russia, along with countries in the Global South, assert their right to participate in international institutions as norm-setting actors.
The European quest for autonomy at a time of shifting paradigms tepsa.eu Feb 27, 2026 2 facts
The EU's Open Strategic Autonomy and the challenge of ... globalpolicyjournal.com Aug 27, 2025 1 fact
claimReferences to multilateralism are virtually non-existent in the 2025 EU Competitiveness Compass, which mentions 'multilateral partnerships' only once and restricts 'cooperation' to intra-EU deals, whereas the 2019 EU Green Deal called for 'multilateral cooperation' and cooperation with external partners.
The Geopolitics of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications for Africa ... eu-opensci.org Aug 3, 2024 1 fact
quotemultilateralism lies on its death bed
World Trade Without the US | Cato Institute cato.org 1 fact
perspectiveThe 165 WTO members other than the United States should pursue WTO-based plurilateralism to build toward multilateralism, rather than forging new trading arrangements outside the World Trade Organization.
Competing with China Explained: What Americans Need to Know rand.org Sep 13, 2024 1 fact
perspectiveThe United States could pursue collaboration with China on health and climate issues, such as the ecology of infectious diseases, as well as green energy, tariff-for-market-access swaps, and a return to multilateralism, according to Bouey.
Transatlantic Trade, the Trump Disruption and the World ... - ECPS populismstudies.org Jan 20, 2026 1 fact
claimDonald Trump's bilateral trade negotiations violated the WTO norm of multilateralism and the provisions of GATT Article 24.