International law is living through a significant period of both crisis and opportunity. From the most pressing issues of peace and security in Afghanistan and Ethiopia, to the management of global public goods in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, or lack of it, and the attendant sovereign debt pandemic, its major institutions are engaged in existential struggles for relevance and agency. On many issues where multilateralism begged to be optimized at the turn of the millennium, the world today appears to count the lowest common denominator as progress (when there is any). It is important to understand why now is an excellent opportunity for new voices and actors to contribute to reimagining international law and relations.