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Multilateralism vs Unilateralism : Multilateralism-Pro
- Multilateralism — The World’s Viewpoint
-- (April 8, 2004) This article gathers opinions of world leaders and journalists on multilateralism, unilateralism and the role of the US in the world.
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- Lawlessness in Iraq and the Failure of Unilateralism
-- [Global Policy Forum] (July 7, 2003) The Bush administration tossed aside notions of multilateral cooperation and international law when it pushed ahead with its war on Iraq, but as casualties mount and chaos spreads, the US may quietly look for help from the UN and allies. Professor Ali Khan wonders, “Is this how unilateralism ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper?”
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- Progressive Internationalism: A Democratic National Security Strategy
-- [PDF] (October 30, 2003) The Democrat National Security Strategy promises to replace the Republican “go-it-alone” policy with a strategy founded on “muscular internationalism.” This new strategy requires the “bold exercise of American power, not to dominate but to shape alliances and international institutions that share a common commitment to liberal values.”
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- The Triumphant Return of Multilateralism
-- [Global Policy Forum] (August 8, 2003) Ehsan Ahrari argues that renewed efforts by the Bush administration to secure Iraq peacekeeping troops from around the world signals a return to US multilaterialism.
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- The UN and Intl Security: Dilemmas for American Engagement
-- (April 10, 2000) A paper by Jeffrey Laurenti expresses the widening gap between the US and the rest of the world regarding the question of legitimate authority to use military force in interstate relations. It highlights the ultimate benefits of working towards international peace and security through the UN.
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- The United States in Iraq: An Experiment with Unilateral Humanitarianism
-- (June 26, 2003) The US seems to be taking a new approach to humanitarian relief in post-war Iraq, favoring single command authority and unilateral action over multilateral cooperation with NGOs and UN agencies. The vice president for policy at Refugees International warns that the problematic new approach compromises not only relief efforts but also US credibility.
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- To Avoid Another Sept. 11, US Must Join the World
-- (September 11) The US should fight terrorism by participating in international organizations and multilateral treaties that advocate peace and social equality. Instead, Washington has chosen not to join the ICC, to withdraw from the ABM treaty, and not to ratify the land mines treaty, leaving the US in the company of Iraq, Iran and North Korea, Bush's "axis of evil."
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- Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism: America Can't Go It Alone
-- (June 13, 2002) By insisting that the United Nations do the ''dirty work'' of nation-buildinThe Bush administration has lost balance and has tilted towards unilateralism. A return to multilateralism will entail convincing old and new friends to go along with the US. It will also require increased US participation in multilateral actions, but only if they clearly coincide with US interests.
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- US Policy on Reforming Multilateral Peace Initiatives
-- (February 1996) A page posted by the US State Department which summarizes the Clinton Administration's Presidential Decision Directive 25 (May, 1994), setting out US policy on peacekeeping. Initially intended by the Administration as a guideline for broadened multilateralism, PDD 25 came under intense pressure in Washington during the drafting process and emerged as a document which narrowed US commitment to the UN and called for a reduction in peacekeeping spending.
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- We Aren't the World
-- (March 19, 2004) According to a Pew opinion poll, US international reputation has "gone down the drain" as it pursues policies of unilateralism over multilateralism and military intervention over international cooperation.
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- What Is “Multilateral”?
-- "In recent years unilateralism has emerged as the most contentious issue in U.S.-European relations. Europeans complain about what they see as a U.S. go-it-alone approach to foreign policy. These criticisms, already common during the Clinton years, intensified during the early months of the Bush administration when they were fueled by U.S. rejection of the Kyoto Protocol and the threat to withdraw from the abm treaty..."
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- Why America Still Needs the United Nations
-- Multilateralism is a means, not an end, and there is no more multilateral body than the UN. That may make it unwieldy at times, but the UN's inclusiveness is the key to the legitimacy only it can confer. The organization thus remains an essential force in international politics, and one the United States benefits from greatly.
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