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SPOTLIGHT: Globalization


Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski - A protestor holds a globe during a demonstration in Copenhagen.

Save to My Portfolio Confronting the Long Crisis of Globalization

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. Read More

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.

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

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.

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Globalization Confronting the Long Crisis of Globalization

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