What is meant byMultilateralism?

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   Multilateralism is a term in international relations that refers to multiple countries working in concert on a given issue.
   Most[citation needed] international organizations, such as the United Nations (UN) and the World Trade Organization are multilateral in nature. The main proponents of multilateralism have traditionally been the middle powers such as Canada, Australia and the Nordic countries. Larger states often act unilaterally, while the smaller ones may have little direct power at all in international affairs aside from participation in the United Nations (by consolidating their UN vote in a voting bloc with other nations, for example). Moreover, multilateralism involves all[citation needed] nations acting together as in the UN and does not[citation needed] involve regional or military alliances, pacts or groupings.
   The converse of multilateralism is unilateralism in terms of political philosophy.

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