The opposition of multilateralism and unilateralism in the world community

Multilateralism in the international arena means a coalition of several countries to advance a common goal. Unilateralism, on the other hand, is any doctrine or program that supports unilateral action. Such an action may be accompanied by disregard for the other parties or by an expression of commitment to a party to which the other parties agree. The differences between multilateralism and unilateralism in three fundamental characteristics; Indivisibility, the general principles of behavior and transaction are equally scattered. Unilateralism, although not in all cases considered illegitimate and contrary to legal rules, is contrary to the spirit, values ​​and goals pursued by both customary international law and treaties. The United States and its allies are pursuing the idea that the United States has a serious responsibility to maintain world order, and to do so properly, one must not rely solely on the international treaty system and international law, but the United States must be able to act internationally and independently. The constraints of global legal institutions raise the level of norms and values ​​such as freedom, democracy and human rights, even if international law is violated, while all EU progress over the past decades has been based on domestic and foreign policy based on a multilateral order. Has been inserted. China also claims to follow a scientific, independent, open, peaceful, participatory approach to development. Peaceful, participatory and joint development is directly related to China's multilateral approach to foreign countries.