Opinion | Pacific trade vitality shows multilateralism is alive and well
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With the US in retreat, nations committed to economic integration are moving forward through partnerships like the CPTPP.

For much of the post-war era, the architecture of global governance rested on the simple assumption that the United States would support the systems it largely designed and uphold the rules it helped to create. The first Trump administration was no isolated incident. Now, from the vantage point of 2026, amid the US-Israel attack on Iran and the subsequent closing of the Strait of Hormuz, it is quite clear that there is little sign of an appetite in Washington for the US to once again safeguard…

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