America and Britain set out the principles that would guide a new postwar world order. If political leaders demonstrate that global cooperation delivers for people on the ground, people will back multilateral efforts. Multilateral cooperation can be revived even without blanket endorsement of multilateral institutions. Support for multilateral cooperation could fade overnight if people come to see such cooperation as a waste of scarce resources. Gordon Brown, a former prime minister of the United Kingdom, is UN Special Envoy for Global Education and World Health Organisation Ambassador for Global Health Financing.

Source: Irish Examiner December 24, 2025 01:29 UTC