Global Governance & Politics

A child writes with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal February 1, 2017. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during this festival in the belief that the goddess of education Saraswati will help them excel in education. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC197B507EC0

People, places, and problems: Time for specifics on the Sustainable Development Goals

Friday, October 25, 2019

On October 1, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings will host Nathan Gardels and Nicolas Berggruen, authors of the new book “Renovating Democracy: Governing in the Age of Globalization and Digital Capitalism,” to discuss these themes and present findings from their research on how democratic systems work — and how they fail. Following opening remarks by Brookings Vice President and Director Bruce Jones, Washington Columnist for The Boston Globe Indira Lakshmanan will moderate a conversation with the authors. Questions from the audience will follow the discussion.The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a debate about the role of democracy in the international system. The impact of globalization and digital capitalism is forcing worldwide attention to the starker divide between the “haves” and the “have-nots,” challenging how we think about the social contract. At a time when democracy is being tested internally and its role in the global order questioned, we must assess its current trajectory across regions and discuss the core challenges facing democracies in the West. Can civic participation and direct democracy be integrated into the system without empowering populism? How can governing systems in the West compete against China’s innovations and global ambitions? Can different systems of government co-exist in this age of globalization and integration, or are we facing a clash of systems?

Highlights: Experts discuss how to renovate democracy in a new technological and geopolitical era

Samantha Diaz and Emilie Kimball

Monday, October 21, 2019

General view during the NATO summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

How to heal the NATO alliance

Victoria Nuland and Jonathan Tepperman

Foreign Policy

Monday, October 14, 2019

In Kissinger’s orbit: A conversation with Ambassador Winston Lord

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Democracy, nationalism and populism: The US, Israel, and beyond

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

A conversation with Guinean President Condé on natural resource management in Africa

A conversation with Guinean President Condé on natural resource management in Africa

Christina Golubski

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Renovating democracy: Governing in the age of globalization and digital capitalism

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Global China: Assessing China’s growing role in the world and implications for U.S.-China strategic competition

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

A boy walks past electoral campaign posters for presidential candidates in Niamey, Niger, February 16, 2016. Niger holds presidential and legislative elections on Sunday. REUTERS/Joe Penney - GF10000311379

How should Africans respond to the investment, technology, security, and trade wars?

Monday, September 30, 2019

A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration - RC1328606240

China and economic sanctions: Where does Washington have leverage?

September 2019