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As necessary as it remains to improve rules-based systems, the future of international order will also rely on states engaging more creatively with a wider range of constituencies – from citizens and civil society to the private sector and local political actors.

The Myth of Global Britain

Panellists discuss how the novel coronavirus will elevate or tame calls for de-globalization as states prioritize their own nation’s need for medical resources over the need to cooperate internationally.

To reassert and sustain its role as a driving force in the global economy, America has to accept politically tough decisions at home for the foreseeable future.

With trade tensions increasingly politicized, a key appeals process suspended and COVID-19 creating huge economic challenges, a modernized and fully functioning WTO is more essential than ever. This paper makes the case for transatlantic cooperation as a necessary, though insufficient alone, condition for WTO reform.

Examining the impact of COVID-19 on US domestic priorities and foreign policy commitments.

COVID-19 exposes the fragility of global supply chains, leaving companies and policymakers to reconsider a decades-long focus on efficiency and reducing costs by operating on a ‘just in time’ basis.

global governance question Finally, in global governance, the goal will be to maintain cooperation amid

The proposed global minimum rate could release large economic gains and help reduce popular distrust against multinational companies.

This project looks at the role of the US, the UK, Europe, and leading members of the G20 in supporting a global recovery, and the longer-term need for investments in Infrastructure.

Balancing globalization and sovereignty

global governance. Public discourse in favour of international law, predictable rules, and robust institutions declined

A greater emphasis from Britain on its global role over its European role could be a risk, but the Biden administration can help steer a balance.

This briefing, which is published under the Global Economy and Finance Programme’s ‘Rebuilding International Economic Cooperation’ project, highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating economic and social insecurity for more than 2 billion people employed in the informal sector, and adding to global inequality. A radical rethink of the nature of work and social insurance is needed.

global carbon emissions, if only there were the political will to do so. With governments

Tony Blinken discusses the impact of COVID-19 and the 2020 US presidential elections on America’s global role.

With Germany and Japan next in line for leading the G7, these two champions of global trade should continue to carry the baton of a separate trade track.

By addressing both short and long-term supply chain issues, G7 can pave the way to a global economic recovery and create better resilience to future shocks.

The US, EU, and UK should focus on their set of bilateral trade negotiations, address shared concerns regarding the global trade system, and remove underlying trade tensions among themselves.

Economic considerations drive the positive and negative narratives on China in Italy. The country is

As part of the launch of Chatham House’s centenary celebrations for 2020, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven T Mnuchin reflects on the future of the global order.

The Next Prime Minister Will Struggle to Repair the Country’s Standing.  

The international community should use its leverage to press for an inclusive approach to Afghan

Transatlantic relations were boosted by nearly a week of summits marking U.S. President Joe Biden’s first diplomatic travels. But the months ahead will test the ability of alliances, great powers, and multilateral groups to advance global health, security, and economic opportunity, as well as whether the United States can lead the effort, say experts at leading global think tanks.

The United States and its allies must agree on an approach to China with a clarity of purpose, resolve, and restraint. Because the China challenge will only grow over time.

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic give their perspectives on whether the pandemic has changed national understandings, narratives, and foreign policy debates on China.

Panellists discuss the future role of democracy and human rights in America’s foreign policy.

This discussion considers how philosophically aligned the EU and the US currently are, and how important this alignment is in ensuring a fruitful relationship.

Jeh Johnson, former secretary of homeland security, discusses the role of agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security in responding to contemporary crises.

With Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank Group.

Part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World.

Following a year of protests, extreme politics and the emergence of new and sophisticated security challenges, Robert Malley and Leslie Vinjamuri examine the International Crisis Group’s Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020.

This paper summarizes the US mission in Somalia, analyses how it is being implemented, and assesses whether US policy in Somalia is working. It also outlines three scenarios for future US engagement.

The identity of the next US president is yet to be determined, but the foreign policy views of the American public are already clear. In principle, Americans support US engagement in the world but, in practice, they worry other countries take advantage of the United States.

On 7 October, Vice President Mike Pence and California Senator Kamala Harris went head-to-head in the first and only vice presidential debate.

What difference can an election make? A range of leading experts consider the most pressing foreign policy challenges for the next US president, and examine how the outcome of the 2020 election will affect these. 

Examining key issues for the new US administration such as the Iran nuclear deal, Iraq crisis, chaos in Libya and Syria, and Israeli-Palestinian relations.

The European Union’s decision to sign an investment accord makes it clear that China’s geopolitical heft and allure of trade and investment are tempting.

With democracy still in retreat, it is time to get smart about fighting back.

A new approach for the US to strengthen economic and strategic ties in the region, advance strong rules for new trade issues, and tackle China’s trade policies.

Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will set or renew the UK’s trade terms with 11 trading partners in just one negotiation, but its significance goes beyond strict trade interests.

Cooperation with China by the US and its Asia region allies may be hampered by divergent conceptions of international order, but tensions can be productive.

How Democratic Revival Can Reboot the International System

Biden must affirm US legitimacy on climate in a politically divided landscape at home and abroad.

Adapting to post-COVID-19 realities

Essays from the Lloyd George Study Group on World Order, a joint project marking the centennials of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, Chatham House, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Published in collaboration with Foreign Affairs.

President Biden clearly wants US foreign policy focused on the Asia-Pacific but, without managing

The US exit has unleashed a humanitarian crisis and political instability in Afghanistan