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- noun
Unbiased trade between nations, in contrast tobilateralism . - noun A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such as the United Nations.
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Examples
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(LAUGHTER) BLITZER: But you are happy the president is now engaged in what they call multilateralism, dealing with the rest of the world.
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The Nagoya agreement shows that multilateralism is alive and well.
Kiyotaka Akasaka: Natural Value at Bargain Prices Kiyotaka Akasaka 2010
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You know, multilateralism is more than just our style.
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Also, multilateralism is for Germany a necessary principle; for the U.S. however, it is only one among many options.
Translantic Relations and Security Policy: Common Interests, Values and History 2004
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I would only urge that if we still believe in multilateralism, this would be a logical first step both to wider trade and toward a North Atlantic free-trade area.
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Unless a broader shift to multilateralism is in our absolute best interests (which I don’t think you claim) how can it improve our relative position?
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Well, this one is clearly meant to encourage America along the road of international cooperation and multilateralism, which is, of course, what might be causing such heartburn in some quarters in the United States.
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Well, errm, not precisely, but we need to stand up to it and create a multipolar world, not to be confused with multilateralism, which is a way of using up large amounts of money to bleat with great self-satisfaction, achieving little.
There is never any point to appeasement Helen 2005
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The great Dutch Scholar, Hugo de Groot, was one of the first to develop the idea that we today call multilateralism, and laid the foundation of many of the principles that are fundamental to how nations relate to each other.
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The great Dutch Scholar, Hugo de Groot, was one of the first to develop the idea that we today call multilateralism, and laid the foundation of many of the principles that are fundamental to how nations relate to each other.
Address to reception hosted by South African Mission in the Netherlands for key stakeholders 2003
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