Omnilateralism
The concept of "omnilateralism" was first developed by Dr. Wolfgang Pape in World Affairs, Jul-Sep 1997, p.94-109, in the context of international relations and global governance, see article below.
The term is derived from the Latin "omnibus" meaning 'for and by all', as abbreviated in the word 'bus' used in most languages for a vehicle carrying people, for my more detailed definition see under "omnilateralism" in Wikipedia.
Simplified with examples from Omni- to Unilateralism:
See also Working Paper "Opening the World to Omnilateralism" at http://ec.europa.eu/comm/cdp/working-paper/opening_the_wold.pdf
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The concept of "omnilateralism" was first developed by Dr. Wolfgang Pape in World Affairs, Jul-Sep 1997, p.94-109, in the context of international relations and global governance, see article below.
The term is derived from the Latin "omnibus" meaning 'for and by all', as abbreviated in the word 'bus' used in most languages for a vehicle carrying people, for my more detailed definition see under "omnilateralism" in Wikipedia.
Simplified with examples from Omni- to Unilateralism:
Omni- (including all
global stakeholders) > Multi- (only recognised nations, e.g. UN) > Pluri-(two or more nations, e.g. Agreement on Government Procurement in WTO) >Bi- (FTA between Japan and Switzerland) > Uni-
(by only one nation, e.g. USA under George W. Bush)
See also Working Paper "Opening the World to Omnilateralism" at http://ec.europa.eu/comm/cdp/working-paper/opening_the_wold.pdf
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