The Last Multilateralist?

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  • Author(s): Wood, Steve
  • Source:
    World Affairs. Spring2020, Vol. 183 Issue 1, p62-73. 12p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      INTERNATIONAL cooperation; INTERNATIONAL relations; INTERNATIONAL law; AUTHORITARIANISM
    • Subject Terms:
      GERMANY; EUROPE
    • Abstract:
      Germany benefited most from post-war integration into liberal democratic structures, an experience that transformed it into an enthusiastic advocate of multilateralism and a model for other states. The current "illiberal turn" away from international institutions and, in some instances, international law, threatens Germany's preferred orientation. As authoritarian regimes and populisms undermine the "liberal international order" that made Germany secure and prosperous, it may be left as one of few if not the only noteworthy advocate of multilateralism in global affairs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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