The World Cup provides a unique diplomatic opportunity for North American co-hosts (US, Canada, Mexico) to overcome deep historical and political frictions. Despite ongoing economic tensions and border disputes, the region maintains profound integration, evidenced by $1 trillion in annual cross-border trade and large trans-national populations. The shared cultural experience of major global events can transcend nationalistic divides, allowing leaders to refocus on common ground. Policymakers should leverage such moments to promote cooperation and build social bridges, mitigating geopolitical disputes that threaten continental stability.
Global Governance and Security Centre
English Summary
Chatham House argues that the post-1945 international order is under growing strain from renewed interstate aggression, coercive diplomacy, and great-power competition over future global rules. It reasons that credibility gaps—such as perceived Western double standards on Ukraine and Gaza—and a more transactional US foreign policy are accelerating institutional fragmentation. The centre’s approach is to identify which legacy norms can be preserved, where new rules are needed, and how to give greater weight to smaller states, aspiring middle powers, and Global South voices across security, law, digital, and health domains. For policymakers, the implication is that effective strategy now requires pragmatic institutional reform and broader coalition-building, rather than reliance on legacy governance frameworks alone.
中文摘要
查塔姆研究所指出，1945年後形成的國際秩序正日益承受壓力，主因在於國家間侵略行為再起、脅迫式外交，以及大國對未來全球規則主導權的競爭。該機構認為，可信度落差——例如外界對西方在烏克蘭與加薩議題上採取雙重標準的觀感——再加上美國外交政策更趨交易化，正加速制度性碎片化。其研究取徑在於辨識哪些既有規範可予以維持、哪些領域需要新規則，並在安全、法律、數位與公共衛生等面向提升小型國家、崛起中的中等強國與全球南方聲音的權重。對決策者而言，其政策意涵是：有效戰略如今須倚賴務實的制度改革與更廣泛的聯盟建構，而非僅依靠既有治理框架。
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