During the tumultuous and unconventional presidential tenure of Donald Trump multilateralism – the principle of three or more parties participating in or agreeing upon something – came under severe attack. Many unilateral executive orders were recklessly signed by Trump without any regard for international concerns. Global trade, diplomacy, and politics were surrounded by an aura of unpredictability during Trump’s regime. Whether it was a trade war with China or the heedless killing of the top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, America’s friends and foes remained in shock.

However, hopes for the return to normalcy and multilateralism are now evident around the world. The majority of people are optimistic about the global future now that President Biden is in office. Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) believes the same: he said, “I think the fact that the future president of the U.S. is putting multilateralism front and center and is saying that the question of climate is going to be a priority, that the question of biodiversity is going to be a priority, is extremely encouraging, extremely promising, and I would say that we all have to contribute to make it work.” It is now believed that the world will pursue a common goal together with Biden.