Global Outlook

A Farewell to Wars. The Growing Restraints on the Interstate Use of Force, Cambridge University Press, 2023. Author: Hans Blix. Reviewed by Sverre Lodgaard.

While the threats of a Trump win in the 2024 US presidential elections have been widely discussed, there is surprisingly little discussion about the implications of a Harris presidency.

NATOs strategic concept of 2022 says that “We will deter and defend forward with robust in-place, combat ready forces.” A shift is going on from deterrence by retaliation to deterrence by denial, epitomized by the slogan to “defend every inch of allied territory.”

The Quad’s collective deepening of engagement in the maritime domain continues to be ensconced within the larger goal of a free and open Indo-Pacific and rules-based international order.

The United Nations is the biggest incubator of global norms to govern the world and the vital core of the rules-based global multilateral order.

How can we ensure this ambitious UN Pact for Future leads to tangible action and real, lasting change?