The world order is breaking down. Global multilateral institutions are under attack from the United States, but their legitimacy and relevance have been shaky for a while. In the midst of this global disorder, a reconfiguration is underway, driven in large part by the interests, priorities, and actions of increasingly large, powerful, and wealthy Southern powers. The shape of the emerging order is unclear, but given the challenges the world confronts, collective action remains imperative, and Canada, facing an unreliable United States and a diminished Western Europe, must look beyond its traditional allies and seek new partners to navigate the world.

Lama Alsafi is PhD candidate in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Her research focuses on the question of Palestine and the intersection of politics, policy, settler colonialism, and international law.

Jean Daudelin is Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He researches illegal markets, criminal violence, and international relations in the Americas.

David J. Hornsby is Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and the Vice-Provost (Academic & Global Learning) at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. David has published in international relations, particularly as it relates to Canadian foreign policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. David is the co-editor of the Palgrave series Political Pedagogies.