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Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
This week, President Obama places himself squarely at the center of multilateral diplomacy, first at the UN General Assembly and later at the G-20 Summitt in Pittsburgh. Bruce Jones and Richard Gowan examine the Obama administration's continuing investment in multilateralism and why it does not always pay off so easily.
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Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
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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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Foreign policy observers awaited South African President Jacob Zuma’s May 10 appointment of minister for international relations and cooperation with great anticipation. Xolela Mangcu explores the surprise decision of Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in the broader context of South Africa's role in the region and world.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As the G8 summit nears, Bruce Jones highlights the problems involved in holding international decision-making meetings with just a handful of countries in an increasingly interconnected world. Jones argues that it is time to get serious about new modes of cooperation that gives a stronger voice to rising powers such as India and China.
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Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT
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- June 21, 2009, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- June 22, 2009, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
On June 21 and 22, the Italian Foreign Ministry held a conference in partnership with the Brookings Institution, Aspen Italia, Club de Madrid, Link Campus University – Sage, and Centro di Eccellenza Jean Monnet – Fondazione Economia Tor Vergata. The goal of the conference was two-fold: to generate ideas that transcend the tyranny of the urgent and could help inform preparations for the Italy-hosted G8 Summit in July 2009; and to generate debate and discussion on longer-term efforts to reform the international system.
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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
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.
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Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama took office with a sweeping agenda to restore America’s image and rebuild U.S. alliances to meet the common challenges of the 21st Century. As the new administration passes the 100 day milestone, the Managing Global Insecurity Project (MGI) assesses progress toward a new era of U.S. global leadership and compares the early actions of the Obama administration to the recommendations of MGI.
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Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Carlos Pascual and Brent Scowcroft joined Charlie Rose to discuss President Obama’s ambitious new approach to U.S. foreign policy. Pascual also commented on his new book, Power & Responsibility, and the realist perspective behind it.
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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT
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- April 20, 2009, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
On April 20, the Managing Global Insecurity Project at Brookings hosted Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Leslie H. Gelb for a discussion of his new book Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (Harper Collins, 2009).
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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On April 2, international leaders, including representatives of regional organizations, will meet in London for the second G-20 Summit. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Managing Global Insecurity project at Brookings have launched a special online forum asking experts and policy-makers from the G-20 nations to submit commentary on what their country hopes to accomplish at the meeting.
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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Carlos Pascual believes short- and long-term issues of globalization cannot be considered independently from one another. Rather, the biggest challenge for transnational governance lies in the scale of the global agenda, and the complexity and interconnectedness of individual issues. Pascual calls for a redefinition of global responsibilities in order to tackle the essential challenges of a globalized world.
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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:00:00 GMT
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- March 20, 2009, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
On March 20, the Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy hosted Carlos Pascual and Bruce Jones for a public lecture on their new book, Power and Responsibility: Building International Order in an Era of Transnational Threats.
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Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- March 10, 2009, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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.
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Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Ann Florini discussed the difference between "global government" and "global governance," intergovernmental organizations such as the UN, and the role and achievements of civil society and transnational networks, particularly on environmental issues.
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Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:00:00 GMT
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- January 27, 2009, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
On January 27, Chatham House hosted the European launch of Power and Responsibility: Building International Order in an Era of Transnational Threats. In Power and Responsibility, MGI Co-Directors and Brookings Fellows Bruce Jones, Carlos Pascual, and Stephen Stedman provide the conceptual underpinnings for a new approach to sovereignty and cooperation.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Carlos Pascual analyzes the imprecise science of peace-building and what it means to failed or near-failed states. Pascual outlines the stages of progress needed to increase the chances of sustainable peace and explores ten key steps to meet the challenges of stabilization and reconstruction.
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Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Strobe Talbott and Thomas Pickering of the U.S. Advisory Group of the Managing Global Insecurity Project joined co-directors Carlos Pascual, Bruce Jones, and Stephen Stedman to assess several lessons of the current global financial crisis and resulting G20 summit. They argue that even though this is a trying time, it has brought about renewed prospects of broader cooperation, which is something the global community needs now more than ever.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT
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- November 20, 2008, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
To face the daunting problems of the global financial crisis to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and transnational threats such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism and global climate change, the new Obama administration will need to forge global partnerships and usher in a new era of international cooperation. On November 20, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) Project released "A Plan for Action,” a comprehensive set of foreign policy recommendations for the next U.S. president—and other world leaders—to address the most critical challenges facing the world today.
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Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
World leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. to respond to the international financial crisis. The Managing Global Insecurity project and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a special online forum of global perspectives on the summit. The result is an intriguing glimpse into pivotal issues that will continue to dominate discussions about the crisis.
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Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:30:00 GMT
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- November 13, 2008, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
On November 13, 2008, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) co-directors launched “A Plan for Action: A New Era of International Cooperation for a Changed World- 2009, 2010, and Beyond” at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) Transitions 2009 International Conference.
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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
American and global leaders face a choice: they can either use this moment to help shape an international, rule-based order that will protect their global interests, or resign themselves to an ad hoc international system where they are increasingly powerless to shape the course of international affairs. The longer the delay in new approaches and new cooperation against today’s threats, the more difficult the challenges will become. Global leaders must chart a shared path forward that marries power and responsibility to achieve together what cannot be achieved apart: peace and security in a transnational world.
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Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- September 26, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
- September 27, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
On September 26-27, 2008 in New York City, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) Project, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the Brookings Institution Center on United States and Europe (CUSE) gathered representatives and experts from the United States and across Europe to discuss U.S. and European priorities for reform of the international security system.
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
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- July 15, 2008, 12:00 AM to
- July 16, 2008, 12:00 AM to
Heads of international organizations and foreign policy leaders from around the world met in Berlin, Germany on July 15 and 16 to discuss the future of international security and cooperation. Convened by Brookings’ Managing Global Insecurity Project (MGI) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the event focused on the idea that all states, whatever their politics and interests, share duties to their citizens and each other in tackling common threats like terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and global climate change.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMT
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- June 26, 2008, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Brookings's Opportunity 08 and Managing Global Insecurity projects hosted Senator Chuck Hagel for a discussion of U.S. foreign policy in the context of the 2008 presidential campaign. Senator Hagel examined the global challenges that the next president will inherit and the responsibilities of the presidential candidates to address these challenges.
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Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Fragile states are both a cause and manifestation of a breakdown in international order, and civil violence often ends up crossing borders. The Managing Global Insecurity project examines new challenges to regional and international security and offers suggestions for dealing with them.
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Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
No state, however powerful, can defend itself unilaterally against transnational terrorism, and the most dangerous forms -- nuclear and biological weapons -- require extensive cooperation. The Managing Global Insecurity project offers recommendations for dealing with this threat.
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Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- March 19, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) project visited Beijing, China March 19-21 to elicit Chinese priorities and perspectives on international cooperation and revitalization of the multilateral security system. The visit, one of a series of consultations MGI is conducting in key international capitals, included meetings with government officials, Party leaders, policymakers, scholars, students and private sector representatives. MGI highlighted the vital role China, as new great power, would play in the future of the international security system and introduced some of MGI’s initial recommendations.
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Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- February 13, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
This session, through generous support of the Finnish government in partnership with the Ditchley Foundation, brought MGI Advisory Group members together with experts and policy-makers from across Europe and from the United States to discuss priorities, challenges, and opportunities for a strengthened multilateral security system.
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Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT
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- December 10, 2007, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
This meeting, which included International Advisory Group members as well as Asia regional experts, focused on an effective multilateral response on the topics of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, energy security and global climate change. Participants also discussed Asian regional security institutions. While in Asia, MGI project directors also held consultations in Tokyo and Delhi with government officials and representatives from non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and the private sector.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Steven Pifer retraces the events of November-December 2004, analyzes the role of the European mediators, and offers steps the European Union can take to ensure that it can rener equally effective assistance in future political crises.
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Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT
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- October 01, 2007, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
In the second meeting of the MGI Advisory Group, members and guest experts debated a way forward on the “hard cases” within the international system, such as an effective multilateral strategy to manage the regional crises in the Middle East and a role for the United Nations in Iraq.
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Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
From 2003 to 2006 Secretary General Kofi Annan pursued the most ambitious overhaul of the United Nations since its inception. This article is written from the perspective of the team working with Kofi Annan on the reform agenda and reflects on the issues faced and choices made.
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Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Carlos Pascual argues that a serious and calibrated United Nations role in Iraq is both justified and necessary, even if success cannot be guaranteed. "Iraq is not just an American problem - and there are no viable American unilateral solutions."
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Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT
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- June 11, 2007, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
In the first meeting of the Managing Global Insecurity Advisory Group the participants affirmed that the current international system is not adequate to address the global challenges of the environment, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and poverty.
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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:00:00 GMT
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- March 21, 2007, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
While the United States and its allies struggle in Iraq and Afghanistan, tensions in the Middle East, nuclear proliferation concerns in Iran and North Korea, and new transnational threats such as terrorism show little sign of abating. To discuss these and other issues, Brookings hosted Javier Solana for the launch of the Managing Global Insecurity Project.