In this episode, we ask whether multilateralism, the idea that countries can solve shared problems by working together through common institutions, still has a future. We examine the American decision to leave 66 international organizations, giving the Trump administration's reasoning a fair hearing alongside the costs, then follow the money into the UN funding crisis, refugee ration cuts, and peacekeepers being sent home. From there, we cover Security Council vetoes, the race for the next Secretary-General, the Board of Peace, the Miami G20, the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the failed WTO meeting in Yaoundé, the stalled pandemic agreement, and what real reform could look like.
