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Global Governance

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioBuilding Haiti’s Future: Is Protectorate Status the Best Option?

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

On February 17, Brookings will host a discussion on the future of Haiti, focusing on critical issues of governance and independence. Following last month's historic earthquake, Haiti remains in a state of physical and political devastation. With Haiti's government and infrastructure in a severely weakened state, many in the international community are debating how best to support the Haitian government and people at this time.
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Haiti, Global Governance, Internal Displacement

UPCOMING EVENT

Save to My PortfolioU.S. Leadership at the U.N. Human Rights Council

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

On February 16, the Managing Global Insecurity project and The Carter Center will host a conversation on U.S. leadership at the Council, as it approaches its five-year review. A panel of human rights experts will discuss how the United States and other leading member states can help improve the Council’s ability to promote and protect human rights around the world and how they should best approach the Council’s five-year review.
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Human Rights, United Nations, Global Governance

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioConfronting the Long Crisis of Globalization

Alex Evans, Bruce Jones and David Steven, January 26, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Confronting the Long Crisis of GlobalizationWhile 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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAre Davos Man's Days Numbered?

Raj M. Desai and James Raymond Vreeland, January 26, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Are Davos Man's Days Numbered?At the World Economic Forum in Davos, global cooperation is at the top of the agenda. As the governance of international organizations is at odds with the global distribution of economic power, this goal for Davos could prove difficult. Brookings expert Raj Desai and Georgetown University Professor James Raymond Vreeland discuss global governance issues among economic institutions and urge that regional organizations might be the best path for economic governance. Read More

Global Economics, Global Governance, International Organizations, International Finance, Global Financial Crisis

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRule of Law Matters: Unorthodoxy in Brief

Daniel Kaufmann, January 21, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Senior Fellow Daniel Kaufmann challenges the orthodoxy on the rule of law by reflecting on three distinct circumstances that converge on a common development theme: billions of dollars of ineffective donor aid. Read More

Global Governance, Corruption, Justice and Law, Global Economics, Foreign Aid

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRule of Law Matters: A De Facto Reboot Needed?

Daniel Kaufmann, January 21, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Rule of Law Matters: A De Facto Reboot Needed? Senior Fellow Daniel Kaufmann confronts the orthodoxy on the rule of law by reflecting on three distinct circumstances that converge on a common development theme: billions of dollars of ineffective donor aid. He also stresses the need to learn from the lessons of past donor aid missteps in the now-devastated-Haiti. Read More

Global Governance, Corruption, Justice and Law, Global Economics, Emerging Markets

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIncorporating the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into Domestic Law: Issues and Challenges

Walter Kälin, Rhodri C. Williams, Khalid Koser and Andrew Solomon, January 19, 2010, The American Society of International Law and the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

Incorporating the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement into Domestic Law: Issues and ChallengesThe Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights of IDPs has urged governments to adopt laws or policies to address internal displacement, as they hold the primary responsibility for protecting the rights of the displaced. The studies in this book analyze the key issues and challenges to developing laws and policies on internal displacement. Read More

Internal Displacement, Human Rights, Migration, Global Governance, Housing

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBeyond Emergency Relief for Haiti: The Challenge of Effective Development Assistance

Daniel Kaufmann, January 19, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Beyond Emergency Relief for Haiti: The Challenge of Effective Development AssistanceThe immediate emergency rescue and relief needs due to the devestating earthquake in Haiti are clear. Less apparent is the role of the international community in reconstruction and development in the short-to-medium term. Daniel Kaufmann examines Haiti's underdevelopment before the earthquake and discusses the involvement needed for an effective recovery and reconstruction effort. Read More

Developing Countries, Development, Latin America, Natural Disasters, Global Poverty

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioObama and Global Financial Stability

Kemal Derviş and Eswar Prasad, January 14, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Obama and Global Financial StabilityIn this installment of the Status Report, a series of policy assessments of the Obama administration's first year, Kemal Derviş and Eswar Prasad give President Obama a B+ for what the new administration accomplished on economic policy during the global financial crisis, but temper the high grade with an incomplete for the big tasks that lie ahead. Read More

Global Finance, Global Financial Crisis, Global Governance, G-20 Summit, U.S. Economic Growth

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioR.I.P., WTO

Paul Blustein, January 13, 2010, Foreign Policy Magazine

R.I.P., WTOAfter eight painful years of standstill and failure, the Doha talks might collapse once and for all in 2010. Paul Blustein discusses the critical link between the World Trade Organization and Doha, and how this collapse could mark the death of the global trade system as we know it. Read More

World Trade Organization, Trade, Global Governance, Global Economics, International Organizations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWill Profiling Make our Skies Safer? A Governance Perspective on New TSA Guidelines

Daniel Kaufmann, January 07, 2010, The Brookings Institution

Will Profiling Make our Skies Safer? A Governance Perspective on New TSA GuidelinesThe U.S. Transportation Security Administration has just instituted a nationality-based criterion under which travelers from a list of 14 countries are subject to special airport screening procedures. Daniel Kaufmann discusses the governance realities of these countries and recommends a more effective multi-pronged strategy for travel screening. Read More

Global Governance, National Security, Terrorism, Airline Industry, Developing Countries

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change and China's Global Responsibilities

Kenneth G. Lieberthal, December 23, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Climate Change and China's Global ResponsibilitiesDuring the recent U.N. conference in Copenhagen, the United States and other participating countries narrowly avoided a complete breakdown in climate change talks. One of the larger hurdles was China's opposition to monitoring emission reductions. Ken Lieberthal contends that China's approach to the Copenhagen negotiations highlights the country's need to evolve further as a responsible player on global issues such as climate change. Read More

China, Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Global Environment, Global Governance, Climate Change

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Copenhagen Accord and India

Arvind Panagariya, December 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

As a rapidly growing economy with a large population, India has a significant role to play on the global climate change scene. Arvind Panagariya discusses India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's involvement at the Copenhagen climate change conference and his succeses and failures. Read More

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Climate Change, Global Environment, Global Governance, India

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHitting Reboot: Where Next For Climate After Copenhagen?

Alex Evans and David Steven, December 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Given that the U.N. climate change conference failed to produce a strong agreement, Alex Evans and David Steven warn that world leaders now need to act boldly or risk complete failure in the climate negotiation process. To that end, the authors lay out a 12-point action plan to address the issue of climate change. Read More

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Climate Change, Global Environment, Global Governance, Global Warming

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Echo of Copenhagen

Nathan Hultman, December 21, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The Echo of CopenhagenThe Copenhagen climate change conference did produce an agreement, but one that likely left many disappointed. Nathan Hultman discusses the small victories and how the agreement signals a new period of engagement by the key countries and provides a small boost for the climate legislation. Read More

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Climate Change, Global Environment, Global Governance

In Brief

In recent years, the impact of globalization has become a central concern for policy-makers, business executives and civil society, not only in the U.S. but around the world. The challenges confronting political leaders today demand new approaches to global governance that are more inclusive, more representative and more effective.

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Human Rights Save to My Portfolio U.S. Leadership at the U.N. Human Rights Council

February 16, 2010

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Haiti Save to My Portfolio Building Haiti’s Future: Is Protectorate Status the Best Option?

February 17, 2010

The Brookings Institution

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Featured Experts

Daniel Kaufmann

Daniel Kaufmann

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Daniel Kaufmann was previously the director at the World Bank Institute, leading the work on governance and anti-corruption. His areas of expertise are public sector and regulatory reform, development, governance and anti-corruption.
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William Antholis

William J. Antholis

Managing Director, The Brookings Institution

William Antholis is managing director of the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow in Governance Studies. He also directs the Brookings Mountain West Initiative with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Antholis has worked on foreign security and economic policy at the National Security Council and the State Department, and was director of studies at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
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Colin I. Bradford

Colin I. Bradford

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

A former chief economist at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Colin Bradford focuses on global economic governance, environmental governance and international economics and development.
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