The Managing Global Order Project (MGO)

Rising powers. Evolving threats. How can the United States shape the emerging order?

A joint initiative of Brookings Foreign Policy, the NYU Center on International Cooperation and the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University.

The international system faces a series of evolving threats to state and human security, economic prosperity, and the environment. These risks are rising just as U.S. leadership is constrained; new emerging powers are taking positions of increasing influence on the international stage; and international governance arrangements are struggling to cope. Coming to grips with these threats and evolving international realities requires major innovations in both strategy and governance. MGO works to foster that innovation through its research expertise and convening power.

The project produces independent research and policy recommendations for U.S. and international policy makers, and convenes high-level, informal sessions between the United States and the emerging powers—the Abu Dhabi and Copenhagen dialogues.

The substantive work of MGO is carried out by an accomplished team of scholars, many with direct experience in the management of U.S. strategy or global institutions, including: Brookings President Strobe Talbott; Foreign Policy Vice President Martin Indyk; Distinguished Visiting Fellow Javier Solana; Director Bruce Jones; Senior Fellows Ted Piccone (Brookings), Stephen Stedman (Stanford) and Waheguru Pal Sidhu (NYU/CIC); Fellow Thomas Wright; Nonresident fellows Jean-Marie Guehenno, Michael Fullilove, and Ann Florini (all Brookings); Nonresident fellows (NYU/CIC) Alex Evans and David Stevens; and Associate Directors Toni Harmer (Brookings) and Richard Gowan (NYU/CIC).

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Staff:
Robert Keane, Research Assistant, Managing Global Order, Foreign Policy