title: Current Proposals for Closer Cooperation among Democracies
abstract: Faced with rising threats from Russia and China, along with unmet needs for global public goods (GPGs) like climate stability, security from terrorism, freedom from cybercrime, and a fair global system for immigration, policymakers in democratic governments are scrambling to find a way to strengthen cooperation among their nations. The range of current proposals illustrates the same dilemmas that, starting a century ago, prompted visionary politicians and scholars to conclude that only a world o