The Changing Nature of Multilateralism
Ambassador Cameron Munter (ret.) spent nearly three decades as an American diplomat. He was Ambassador to Pakistan and Serbia, serving twice in Iraq. He is CEO & President of the EastWest Institute and a non-resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. You may follow him on Twitter @MunterCameron.
Reconciling Great Power Competition with Multilateralism
Javier Solana is President of ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, a former EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy and a former Secretary General of NATO. You may follow him on Twitter @JavierSolana
A New Economic Multilateralism
Christine Lagarde is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. You may follow her on Twitter @Lagarde
What Next for Multilateralism?
Børge Brende is Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway. You may follow him on Twitter @BorgeBrende
Strengthening Our Common Ability
Diplomacy has been replaced by public relations agendas bent on shoving talking points down the throat of geopolitical adversaries. While it may be fun, it’s not very useful or interesting. In an age of social media ubiquity, we are only too happy to blather away rather than use the opportunity to sit back, listen and assess how to proceed more strategically. […] The more confusing the geopolitical scene becomes, the more reliant we become on human insights. For all the new technology, the foreign policy game is increasingly hinging on old basics.
The Future is Multilateral
Irina Bokova is Director-General of UNESCO. You may follow her on Twitter @IrinaBokova.