Multilateralism in Peril: The Uneasy Triangle of the US, China and the EU (Global Governance)

"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. It focuses on the trilateral interaction between these three actors and the policy impact their interactions have in specific multilateral settings and examines cooperation, competition and confrontation of these three actors in key international organizations such as the WTO, UNESCO, Human Rights Council and UNCLOS, NATO, the ASEAN Regional Forum and the World Health Organization in times of Covid-19. It also addresses their approaches and attitudes toward international humanitarian norms and the peace process in the Middle-East. This book offers an insightful exploration of the future of multilateralism under the impact of the Trump administration and probes the future of the liberal international order. It will provide excellent reading material on current affairs for both graduate and undergraduate students in international law and international relations, in particular for courses relating to international organization, multilateralism, or the US, China and the EU in international affairs. For experienced researchers the book proposes in-depth studies that relate to major debates in the disciplines of international law and international relations"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Conceptualising Multilateralism amidst Shifting Relations between the United States, the European Union and China Part 1 Global Multilateralism: The UN, Its Specialised Agencies and Related Regimes Chapter 1 Cultural Heritage as the New Standard of Civilisation? Engagement with UNESCO from Rejection to Aggressive Embrace and the Perpetuation of Empire Chapter 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 Chapter 3 Pandemic Shifts? Covid-19 and the Geopolitics of Disease Chapter 4 The Five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council and Multilateral Humanitarian Legal Regimes Chapter 5 Multilateralism in Law of the Sea and Its Implications for the South China Sea Part 2 Multilateral Structures for Economic, Social and Environmental Cooperation Chapter 6 Apocalypse Now: The WTO Dispute Settlement System in the Times of Trump Chapter 7 The Multilateral Trade and Monetary System in Peril: Can China Replace the US at the IMF? Chapter 8 International Labour Standards (ILS) as a Sine Qua Non of Bilateral and Multilateral Governance of International Trade: Increasing Potential for Conflict? Chapter 9 A New Page for EU-China Energy Relations? The Impact of Trump’s Withdrawal from Paris Agreement on Cooperation and Competition in Energy Transition Part 3 Multilateralism and Regional Security Chapter 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 Chapter 11 Sticking to the Big Brother: An Analysis of the EU’s Response to Revitalised US-North Korea Relations Chapter 12 Failing Forward: US Withdrawal and the Increasing Role of the EU and China vis-à-vis the Iran Nuclear Deal Chapter 13 The Middle East Peace Process: Changing US Policies and EU and Chinese Involvement Conclusion: Multilateralism in Peril? Index