Asche, Helmut creator text xu| 2003 continuing ng p.110-13. Multilateralists and bilateralists - their disparity, often even their opposing polarity is a firmly established fact of foreign policy, especially the foreign policy of the United States. But the same contrapositioning exists in the world of development aid, too, in Germany as elsewhere. Which is not to say, however, that political discussion of the dichotomy is exhausted and its ramifications are understood. In recent years, the issue has flared up again. Helmut Asche looks at the advantages and disadvantages of bilateralism and multilateralism in German development cooperation. - Reproduced. Foreign aid Development and Cooperation 180718