Essay on some implications of the America First foreign policy on multilateralism

The United States of America was the main promoter of multilateralism and the development of international law in the 20th century, the example par excellence was the establishment of the United Nations System. However, Donald Trump’s arrival to the presidency has revealed some challenges for the mu...

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Autores: Juárez Castro, María Concepción, Pardo Contreras, Laura Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Anuario Mexicano de Derecho Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/14491
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/derecho-internacional/article/view/14491
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:multilateralism
foreign policy
global governance
multilateralismo
política exterior
gobernanza global
multilatéralisme
politique étrangère
gouvernance globale
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Sumario:The United States of America was the main promoter of multilateralism and the development of international law in the 20th century, the example par excellence was the establishment of the United Nations System. However, Donald Trump’s arrival to the presidency has revealed some challenges for the multilateral sphere in key aspects. Although recent foreign policy actions of his administration have tested the global governance system, it has been demonstrated that multilateral action is still the best way to face the greatest problems of humanity. To address these challenges, various international agenda topics and norms might prove their resiliency to face the distance of the USA towards the system it was the architect of.