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SPOTLIGHT: G-20 Summit


Reuters/Dylan Martinez - Heads of delegation pose for a family photograph at the G20 summit at the ExCel centre, in east London.

Save to My Portfolio Deciding Who Decides at the G-20 Summit

Nina Hachigian and Bruce Jones, September 24, 2009

The Pittsburgh G-20 summit marks the fourth time this group of leaders has met, but the meetings operate on an ad hoc basis undermining confidence that it will deliver, say Nina Hachigian and Bruce Jones. They argue setting the table at the G-20 to make global decisions that stick is one of the thorniest issues the leaders gathering in Pittsburgh will face. Read More

G-20 Summit, Global Governance, International Relations, Global Financial Crisis

SPOTLIGHT: Global Governance


Reuters/Kevin Coombs - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference after the G-20 summit at the ExCel centre in east London.

Save to My Portfolio President Obama and the Restoration of Multilateral Diplomacy

Bruce Jones and Richard Gowan, September 17, 2009

As President Obama travels to the UN and G-20 summits, he will place himself squarely at the center of multilateral diplomacy. His administration has started to lay out its vision, but several tough questions, such as Security Council reform, have yet to be publically addressed. Bruce Jones and Richard Gowan assess President Obama's efforts to restore U.S. leadership in multilateral forums to date. Read More

Global Governance, United Nations, G-20 Summit, International Relations, Diplomacy

SPOTLIGHT: American Leadership


Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly - A malnourished Somali child is wrapped in an American "Stars and Stripes" cloth at a therapeutic feeding center at Dagahaley camp in Dadaab in Kenya's northeastern province.

Save to My Portfolio American Leadership in a Global Century

Carlos Pascual, June 12, 2009

Carlos Pascual delivered the commencement address at Fort Leavenworth Command and General Staff College. Pascual challenged graduates to make operational the perspectives of American leadership in a globalized world. Read More

Transnational Security Threats, Globalization, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, International Organizations

Power & Responsibility

Save to My Portfolio Power & Responsibility

Bruce Jones, Carlos Pascual and Stephen J. Stedman, December 01, 2008

In Power & Responsibility, Bruce Jones, Carlos Pascual and Stephen Stedman present ideas for the new U.S. administration. These ideas include working with other global powers, to promote together what they cannot produce apart: peace and stability. Learn more

U.S. Politics, International Relations

power and responsibility


Ian Livingston - Richard Armitage (l), Samuel Berger and Carlos Pascual discuss Power and Responsibility at Brookings.

Save to My Portfolio Power and Responsibility: Building International Order in an Era of Transnational Threats

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

On March 10, the Brookings Institution will host the launch of Power and Responsibility. The authors and distinguished members of the Managing Global Insecurity Project Advisory Group will discuss the importance of restoring American leadership and strengthening the international system in a time of crisis. Read More

International Relations, Transnational Security Threats, Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change

In Brief

The Brookings Institution, Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, and New York University’s Center on International Cooperation have established a joint project entitled Managing Global Insecurity (MGI). The goal of MGI is to provide recommendations and generate momentum for the next American President, the United Nations, and key international partners to launch a strategic effort to build the global partnerships and international institutions needed to meet 21st Century trans-border challenges and threats.  Read more.

Additional Research and Commentary

U.S. Politics Power and Responsibility

United Nations Barack Obama as Quiet International Reformer

Bruce Jones, Richard Gowan, September 21, 2009

Global Governance President Obama and the Restoration of Multilateral Diplomacy

Bruce Jones, Richard Gowan, September 17, 2009

Africa A New Foreign Policy for Jacob Zuma's South Africa

Xolela Mangcu, July 20, 2009

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TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.