How China’s Global Governance Initiative Challenges American Order as UN Marks 80 Years By Pushing Multipolar Future
At a time when the world marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations in 1945, the debate over the future of global governance has reached a decisive moment. What began as an institution designed to prevent another world war and promote collective security is now confronted by widening fractures in legitimacy, authority, and effectiveness. Image Source: China_Amb_India Against this backdrop, China has unveiled its Global Governance Initiative (GGI) , a concept paper that seeks to place reform of international institutions at the heart of the 21st century multipolar order. From Post-War Order to Multipolar Realities The United Nations was conceived in an era dominated by the victors of the Second World War. The Security Council’s permanent membership and veto structure reflected the geopolitical realities of 1945. Eight decades later, with the rise of emerging economies and the collective weight of the Global South, the imbalance in represent...