SPOTLIGHT: Globalization

Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski - A protestor holds a globe during a demonstration in Copenhagen.
Alex Evans, Bruce Jones and David Steven, January 26, 2010
While global security threats have changed and multiplied dramatically since the fall of the Berlin Wall, international mechanisms for preventing and responding to these threats have lagged far behind. Alex Evans, Bruce Jones and David Steven explore the current trends in challenges to global security and stability, and suggest a new international framework for coping with the new set of global dynamics.
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Globalization, Global Governance, Global Financial Crisis, Global Environment
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Global Governance, United Nations, G-20 Summit, International Relations, Diplomacy