Introduction

Global Alliances: Tankers and Yachts

by Baroness Catherine Ashton

In her introduction for the latest Wilson Quarterly, Cathy Ashton frames the issue in terms of tankers and yachts and makes the case that both are needed to address today’s complex challenges.

Maneuvering the UN in Shifting Global Waters

by Ambassador John Negroponte with Ambassador Mark A. Green

The Wilson Center’s President & CEO speaks with a former US Ambassador to the United Nations to explore how this tanker might move more like a yacht when necessary.

A Cacophony of Partnerships

by William Pomeranz

Despite being part of a long list of global and regional partnerships, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is limiting its economic growth and political influence.

Independent India

by Nirupama Rao with Michael Kugelman

Having long avoided formal alliances, the South Asian country offers a useful case study of how a nation can leverage informal global partnerships to pursue strategic objectives. The Director of the Wilson Center’s South Asia Institute speaks with the former Indian Ambassador to the US to learn more.

Reinventing Security and Cooperation in Europe

by Robin S. Quinville, Philip T. Reeker, and Jason C. Moyer

After the Cold War the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) shared the goal of enhancing security on the European continent and across the transatlantic space. After 30 years, these organizations have charted different courses when adapting to contemporary challenges.

Also In This Issue

• Multilateralism in the Americas by Richard Feinberg
• The G7 Alliance’s Expanding Effectiveness by John Kirton
• As Global Governance Shifts, So Must the UN by Thomas J. Biersteker and Kenneth W. Abbott

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