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Addressing transnational security challenges successfully requires a coordinated response at the global, regional, national and local levels. Multilateral tools for formulating and implementing such a response include international norm development and international capacity development. In both fields, the UN enjoys a comparative advantage due to its convening power, its ability to generate legitimacy through universal participation, and the technical expertise and capacity located in its secretariat, agencies, and field operations.At the same time, extra- UN multilateral processes of like-minded states or regional responses are frequently seen as more promising alternatives to UN processes, which are perceived as vulnerable to diverging threat perceptions across regions and deficits in trust among states.