Thread by @DoorstepPodcast

Writing at @WPReview, @joshualinco1n makes the case that 2021 will be the make or break year for multilateralism, depending on how we deal with covid and climate change. 1/ worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29317…

But so far, not seeing politicians really making the doorstep case. For instance, the extent to which the covid vaccines are the result of strong multilateral ties forged among the Euro-Atlantic states is not discussed. But the business and scientific partnerships do not ... 2/

exist in a vacuum. But this tracks with focus group work done by @CarnegieCouncil, that people often take for granted the institutional webs that facilitate travel, business exchange, scientific cooperation, etc. They are conditioned only to see costs from multilateralism ... 3/

This dynamic only changes when politicians and opinion leaders (including social media influencers) make the affirmative case why multilateralism matters and the benefits that result when we invest in those structures. END