On Wednesday 23 July, the House of Lords International
Relations and Defence Committee will hold an evidence session
which explores the US approach to multilateralism, including the
United Nations and other international institutions. The session
will aim to identify areas of tension and potential cooperation
with the UK.
The session will start at 3.30pm and will be available to
watch live or on demand at Parliament
TV or attend in person in Committee Room 3, Palace
of Westminster.
Giving evidence will be:
-
Anthony Dworkin, Senior Policy Fellow,
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR); and
-
Ambassador (Rtd) Ivo Daalder, President,
Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Questions will include:
- How do the US and UK perceive their respective roles in
upholding the international order? To what extent do they (still)
see themselves as co-stewards of this order?
- Where do the US and UK most closely align in their approaches
to multilateralism, and where do they diverge?
- How has the US view of multilateral institutions such as the
UN evolved over the past two decades? Is President Trump's
scepticism a symptom of a more permanent shift?
- What are the most significant sources of friction between the
US and multilateral organisations today?
- What opportunities exist for greater US–UK collaboration in
shaping reform or renewal within multilateral institutions such
as the United Nations, the World Health Organisation, and the
World Trade Organisation?
