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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:09:47 GMT
The U.S. and the international community face great challenges in the 21st century—globalization offers more freedom and prosperity, but also new threats to our security. The Foreign Policy Studies scholars and research help policymakers and the public address these crucial issues.
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:38 GMT
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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
While the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh was considered successful, Daniel Kaufmann discusses the need for greater emphasis on governance issues. He urges G-20 countries to address governance within their own borders before the group can effectively start to engage in concrete collective action for the public global good.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Following the announcement from Pittsburgh that the G-20 Summit will “permanently replace” the G7, thus bringing countries such as Brazil, India and China into that global body, Colin Bradford reflects on the historic significance of this event and what it will mean for continued efforts of cooperation among the international community.
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Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
T.P. Sreenivasan examines the U.S.-India relationship in the context of Secretary of State Clinton's trip to the country. Though he believes the Obama administration has set the right tone with India, Sreenivasan argues that troubles may arise on several policy fronts including nuclear technology and fighting terrorism.
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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Federiga Bindi explores topics of discussion in the lead-up to the G8 summit in Italy. Bindi points to high-level meetings prior to the summit as hopeful examples of participants speaking freely on issues of global concern like climate change and nuclear proliferation.
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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As the United States launches a surge in Afghanistan and weariness grows among other nations, the Taliban and al-Qaeda smell victory in the second-longest war in American history. Bruce Riedel discusses what G8 leaders—and President Obama—must do at their summit this week to shift the momentum.
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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Federiga Binda believes the recent G8 foreign ministers meeting in Trieste has set the stage for pragmatic and operative discussions at the upcoming G8 summit. Bindi examines key issues of the debate including Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation and the future role of the European Union in global governance.
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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Domenico Lombardi questions whether the G8 is leading the discussion on critical IMF governance reform and claims that the G20 may be better equipped to mobilize these issues. While the G8 may no longer be the guiding force behind the reform of the Bretton Woods Institutions, Lombardi states that it does provide an informal framework to discuss issues of common responsibility among its members. For instance, the G8 Summit should focus on the declining aid flows to poor countries and fulfilling its previous commitments to aid African growth.
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In 2000, leaders from the G8 Summit pledged to achieve universal basic education by 2015. Despite their commitments, donor assistance is declining and investments in education for the developing world are being cut, states David Gartner. He urges the G8 to make good on their promise and proposes President Obama to seize the moment of opportunity with a bold investment in education.
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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
African development has been a top agenda item at previous G8 Summits, including the creation of the Africa Action Plan and increased financial commitments to support economic growth. Although the continent has seen some progress, Mwangi Kimenyi argues that more should be done and provides specific strategies for more effective development.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Major topics of discussion at the upcoming G8 summit will be energy and climate change policy. Charles Ebinger assesses where the United States currently stands on the issues and outlines what needs to be done to formulate sound policy for the future.
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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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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As G8 foreign ministers meet in Italy prior to the G8 summit in July, Bruce Riedel comments on an interview in which an al Qaeda operative predicts the group will take over Afghanistan and Pakistan then use Pakistan's nuclear weapons against the United States. Riedel says the foreign ministers need to be clear and unequivocal that they will provide the resources needed to defeat al Qaeda and the Taliban to lessen the chance of a nuclear Armageddon.
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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, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In the final part of his series in The Globalist, Lex Rieffel sees 2010 as an exceptional opportunity for change which could result in the creation of a combined G-8/G-20 Summit in mid-2011. With Barack Obama still in his first term, he predicts major shifts in membership that will better reflect the new global power structure.
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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
As more nations are included in the G-8 process, many are questioning what the future of the forum may be. In the third part of his series in The Globalist, Lex Rieffel looks towards the changing dynamics of Italy’s July Summit — and what lies beyond for Great Britain and the Obama Administration.
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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) countries met in London on April 2 for their second summit on the global financial crisis. In a new set of articles, Brookings experts addressed the critical issues for policy-makers and offered guidelines for more effective global coordination.
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Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Among the powerful members of the G-8 and G-20, which countries serve as advocates not just for themselves, but for their entire region? And what motivates them to do so? In a recent commentary in The Globalist, Lex Rieffel explains how Indonesia is able to speak for ASEAN, while China is only able to speak for itself.
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Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT
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- February 27, 2009, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
On February 27, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings will host Franco Frattini, Italy’s minister of foreign affairs, for an address on the upcoming G8 Summit.
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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada, and Senior Fellows Colin Bradford and Johannes Linn assess the successful G20 Summit, its impact on global governance and provide recommendations for President-elect Obama. They argue that the next administration can build an inclusive and cooperative summit group to resolve the current financial and economic crisis as well as address other major complex global challenges and opportunities.
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Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:15:00 GMT
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- December 09, 2008, 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM
On December 9, the Brookings Institution and the Italian Embassy will host a discussion with a keynote address by Joseph S. Nye, Jr., distinguished service professor at Harvard University, on how the forthcoming G8 Italian presidency might provide a stronger impetus towards cooperation on nuclear security—one that begins with civilian nuclear power and also addresses all of the traditional nuclear security questions.
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Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
President Bush recently announced that he has invited the G-20, or the heads of state from the top 20 industrialized and developing economies, to join an economic summit in Washington on November 15. According to Johannes Linn and Colin Bradford, inviting the full G-20 to discuss the current global financial crisis represents a critical step in reforming financial and economic stability, relations and institutions.
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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In advance of the G8 finance ministers meeting and the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank, Colin Bradford and Johannes Linn stress the need for financial leaders to seek a more vigorous role for the IMF in the global financial crisis and urge leaders to create a new agency to help deal with the urgent challenges if the IMF cannot take the leading role.
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Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT
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- September 10, 2008, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
As the global economic and power structures have shifted in recent years, calls for reform of global institutions and governance mechanisms have increased. On September 10, Brookings hosted the Centre for International Governance Innovation to discuss the possibility of reform of current international organizations and processes and what the best options are for effective reform.
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Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Cliff Gaddy discusses the politics of managing the situation between Russia and Georgia, advising that using economics as a tool poses risks on a global scale.
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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
With violence erupting between Georgia and Russia, Johannes Linn analyzes the serious dilemmas confronting both countries and their citizens as well as the consequences for the global community. Linn examines the reemergence of a cold-war mentality, calls for a swift halt of Russia’s military actions and provides recommendations for the world’s response to the conflict.
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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Poverty, climate change, and the food crisis were at the forefront of the G8 Summit held in Hokkaido, Japan this week. Johannes Linn assesses the G8 meeting outcomes, and explores the implications of their commitments and other pending issues, including potential enlargement of the group.
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Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In an interview by Foreign Policy magazine, Lael Brainard offers a guide through the G8 Summit in Hokkaido, explaining what really goes on behind the scenes and what to expect.
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Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Held July 7-9 in Hokkaido, Japan, the G8 Summit has traditonally included only the most powerful heads of government. Colin Bradford argues that, in order to address global challenges, this outdated system should expand to include leaders from major emerging market economies.
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the G8 meets in Japan, there are many questions about how well represented emerging powers and regions are integrated in the yearly summit. Colin Bradford explores critical questions about potential summit reform from a U.S. perspective and also discusses results from a recent survey he conducted on the role of the G8.
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:00:37 GMT
Homi Kharas offers some insight about the G8 summit with a particular focus on poverty and global food prices. Kharas argues that G-8 nations need to address short-term solutions as well as the broader issues of imbalances in the global economy in order to have a more comprehensive set of solutions for the global food crisis.
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
A recent survey conducted by Brookings’ Colin Bradford reveals policymaker perspectives on the role of the G8, including its relevancy, future potential reforms and its mandate.
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Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT
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- March 03, 2008, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
On March 3, the Brookings Institution hosted the top Japanese and U.S. climate change advisors for a discussion on their governments’ respective policy initiatives. The speakers explored options for a new international framework on climate change and discuss the role of the Hokkaido Summit as a critical milestone in ongoing climate policy negotiations.
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Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Dmitri Medvedev—Vladimir Putin’s hand-picked successor—won Russia's recent presidential election. Clifford Gaddy, senior fellow and a Russia expert at Brookings, examines the future for Russia by analyzing “Putin’s Plan” for continuity of policy and what it means for international and domestic relations, and the economy.
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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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Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:30:00 GMT
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- February 07, 2008, 12:30 PM to 2:00PM
The Transparency and Accountability Project hosted Nathaniel Heller, Managing Director of Global Integrity, to discuss the 2007 Global Integrity report and its findings.
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Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Fueled by rising revenues from its vast oil reserves, Russia is experiencing a sudden comeback from its economic and political collapse just sixteen years ago. This program will consider what Russia’s re-emergence as a global force could mean for the already diminishing constraints of arms control and for a renewed power struggle between Russia and the U.S. in an increasingly multi-polar world. Brookings Scholar Clifford Gaddy speaks about Russia, past and present.
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Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Governance reform was high on the agenda at the recent World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting in Washington. Brookings experts Colin Bradford and Johannes Linn examine priorities for reform at both institutions and other global organizations in a new Policy Brief.
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Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz examines if the influence of developing countries has been strengthened after eight years of participation in the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G-20).
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Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
The Irrelevant G8 Summit in St. Petersburg
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Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Strobe Talbott, The Financial Times (6/30/06)
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Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Policy Brief #152 by Johannes F. Linn and Colin I. Bradford, Jr. (April 2006)
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Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Susan E. Rice, YaleGlobal (8/2/05)
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Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
In 2003, Prime Minister John Howard said: "In the end a nation's foreign policy must be values based." Michael Fullilove and Warwick J. McKibbin say he's right, and "there's no reason why our values should stop at the edge of our continent. As a first step, we should outline our plan for raising our foreign assistance to the level to which the world — including Australia — has agreed."
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Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Strobe Talbott, New York Times (2/24/05)
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Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Event Summary (9/23/04)
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Mon, 14 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Letter to the Editor by Colin I. Bradford and Johannes F. Linn, London Financial Times (6/14/04)
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Wed, 12 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings President Strobe Talbott writes that Russia's success in coming years depends on whether Vladimir Putin is willing and able to bring his authoritarian walk in line with his democratic talk.
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Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Susan E. Rice, Independence in an Age of Empire (February 2004)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT
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- July 12, 2001 at 12:00 AM