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Big questions: International institutions, governance, and global cooperation

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Started April 17, 2026

Are international institutions fit to address the world's greatest challenges?

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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
International organisations should be held to the same transparency and accountability standards they demand of member governments.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Multilateral institutions, despite their slowness and frustration, produce more durable outcomes than unilateral action by dominant powers.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
All countries, including powerful ones, should comply with International Court of Justice rulings.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
International law is only effective when powerful states choose to follow it — this structural deficiency requires institutional reform.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The UN Security Council's permanent membership should be reformed to reflect the current distribution of global power and population.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Global challenges like climate change and pandemics require stronger international institutions, not a retreat to national unilateralism.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
A just international order requires giving equal legal standing to all states, regardless of economic or military power.
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