April 30, 2026 | 12:30 - 2 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall
Rupture #4: Multilateralism
How may global governance and multilateral cooperation evolve in a world without US leadership?
Thursday, April 30, 2026
223 Philosophy Hall
12 - 2:30 PM
*Lunchtime talk*
Panelists:
- Philip Yun - IIS Senior Fellow and President, Commonwealth Club of California
- Steve Vogel - UC Berkeley Professor of Political Economy
- Amy Hawthorne - Expert on Middle East politics, US foreign policy in the Middle East, and democracy and authoritarianism
Session description:
Join IIS for the last of four talks with expert academics and practitioners to understand the intentional disruption of US foreign policy and “rupture” of the international order.
As described by Canada Prime Minister Carney at the January 2026 World Economic Forum, the international order that emerged after the Second World War is undergoing a deep “rupture” marked by the erosion of international law and the corrosion of multilateral institutions and organizations. The exit or disengagement by the US from over 60 international institutions, organizations and initiatives has had destabilizing consequences for global efforts to counter the climate crisis, poverty and inequality, and disease. Meanwhile, US withdrawal has prompted other countries, including rising middle powers, to reaffirm their commitments to multilateral cooperation and define new partnerships that may exclude the US for at least the next three years. How may global governance and multilateral cooperation evolve in a world without US leadership?
Series Description:
Rupture: The U.S. and the Fate of World Order is a speaker series engaging expert academics and practitioners to provide a contemporaneous overview of the intentional disruption of US foreign policy and “rupture” of the international order. Longstanding pillars of American foreign policy and national security are being corroded and even dismantled, with immediate consequences and historic long-term implications for global security, stability, and prosperity.
This IIS-hosted series explores the core contours of this disruption by identifying its driving forces, key actors, and structural effects. Each event examines the current moment through one of four overlapping domains: 1) democracy and human rights, 2) collective security and alliances, 3) the international economic and trade order, and 4) multilateral institutions and international law. Together, these sessions enable students and others to deepen their understanding of the dynamics at work and their impacts.
