Multilateralism in Peril: The Uneasy Triangle of the US, China and the EU

ISBN-13: 9780367765224 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 320 str.

Chien-Huei Wu; Francesco Giumelli; Frank Gaenssmantel

Opis

This collaborative work brings together international lawyers and political scientists to explore whether and how the retreat of the US, and the simultaneous rise of China, affect the dynamics of multilateralism to which the EU claims to adhere.

Spis treści

Introduction, Part 1: Global multilateralism: the UN, its specialized agencies and related regimes, 1. Cultural Heritage as the New Standard of Civilization? Engagement with UNESCO from Rejection to Aggressive Embrace and the Perpetuation of Empire, 2. The United States, China and the European Union at the UN Human Rights Council: Trilateral Dynamics over International Human Rights Norms, Institutions and Politics, 3. Pandemic Shifts? Covid-19 and the Geopolitics of Disease, 4. The Five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council and Multilateral Humanitarian Legal Regimes, 5. Multilateralism in the Law of the Sea and Its Implications for the South China Sea, Part 2: Multilateral Structures for Economic, Social and Environmental Cooperation, 6. Apocalypse Now: The WTO Dispute Settlement System in the Times of Trump, 7. The Multilateral Trade and Monetary System at Peril: Can China Replace the US at the IMF?, 8. International Labour Standards (ILS) as a Sine Qua Non of Bilateral and Multilateral Governance of International Trade: Increasing Potential for Conflict?, 9. A New Page for EU-China Energy Relations? The Impact of Trump’s Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Cooperation and Competition in Energy Transition, Part 3: Multilateralism and Regional Security, 10. All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go: THe ASEAN Regional Forum, Major Power Disinterest and the Limits of Multilateral Security Cooperation in East Asia, 11. Sticking to the Big Brother: An Analysis of the EU’s Response to Revitalised US-NorthKorea Relations, 12. Failing Forward: US Withdrawal and the Increasing Role of the EU and China vis-à-vis the Iran Nuclear Deal, 13. The Middle East Peace Process – Changing US Policies and EU and Chinese Involvement  Conclusion