Speakers Series: The Changing Nature of Global Problem Solving		Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy In January 2000, the Center on International Cooperation launched a project on Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy. The project is designed to analyze the causes and consequences of U.S. ambivalence toward multilateral cooperation and to evaluate its consequences for long-term national interests, the future of U.S. global leadership, and the viability of international institutions. The project is organized around two study groups and a set of public outreach and education initiatives. It has resulted in two edited books, a concise policy paper that makes practical recommendations concerning future directions in U.S. foreign policy, and a series of meetings and symposia held in different parts of the country. The project focuses on both specific case studies and cross cutting themes. The case studies examine the United States' attitudes towards multilateral initiatives in particular policy realms (e. g., arms control, trade, and environmental protection). In addition, each case explores the trade-off between short-term national interests and long-term U.S. goals — and the capacity of existing multilateral institutions to address these objectives. Publications Multilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy: Ambivalent Engagement edited by Stewart Patrick and Shepard Forman (Boulder, Colorado, Lynne Rienner Publishers: 2002) International Perspectives on U.S. Unilateralism and Multilateralism edited by David Malone and Yuen Foong Khong (Boulder, Colorado, Lynne Rienner Publishers: 2002) The United States in a Global Age: The Case for Multilateral Engagement by Shepard Forman, Pinceton Lyman and Stewart Patrick