Commentary—Evolving Regionalism in Global Governance
Journal: World Affairs
Year: 2025

ABSTRACT The isolationist turn in US foreign policy likely heralds a shift in how states engage with the longstanding institutions of global governance. We argue for the importance of a multilevel approach to understanding how domestic, national, and regional factors play into states' strategies in seeking partners and choosing international forums. We illustrate this approach with two cases: Europe and East Asia. Factors at all three levels appear to influence states' behaviors, with implicatio