Perspective
Measuring public perceptions of G20 leaders
The latest edition of National Perspectives on Global Leadership measures public perceptions of national leaders following the Toronto G20 Summit, and finds that the leaders have not yet risen to the new summit game they are playing. The NPGL series is a joint initiative of CIGI and The Brookings Institution, with contributions from partner institutions.
Canada’s Chance to Lead Global Food Aid Reforms
The rules that govern international food aid need serious overhaul, and Canada is well placed to do something about it. CIGI Chair Jennifer Clapp discusses Canada’s strong reputation as a leader in advancing global food security and its unique opportunity to press for meaningful renegotiation of the Food Aid Convention.
Building for the Future
The latest video blog is now available online, featuring Lisa O'Connell, Artistic Director of Pat the Dog Playwright Centre, discussing the Centre's latest undertaking, a multi-media collective theatre piece commemorating the Seagram barrel pyramid which was dismantled Aug. 5, 2009.
Op-Eds
Why no rush to aid Pakistan?
August 13, 2010
The images are devastating, as are the numbers. The floods in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, by now reaching as far south as the Punjab, have affected more people than all major natural disasters in the past six years combined. But international donors have not rushed in, writes CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine.Read MoreNews Release
CIGI Chair Jim Balsillie appointed to U.N. High-level Panel on Global Sustainability
August 9, 2010
Jim Balsillie, Chair of The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), has been appointed to the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, the United Nations announced on August 9. Balsillie is the panel’s only Canadian and the only representative of the private sector.Read MoreOp-Eds
Shaping the Post-Crisis Order without a Silver Bullet
August 9, 2010
CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin says the experience of previous international financial crises suggests that we should not expect too much from upcoming G20 summits -- especially in the absence of the pressure of a global financial system in freefall. Read MorePapers in Series
Obama's New Af-Pak Strategy: Can "Clear, Hold, Build, Transfer" Work?
July 28, 2010
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The sixth edition of CIGI's "Afghanistan Papers" evaluates the viability of the “clear, hold, build and transfer” approach in light of structural challenges and pressure to deliver results in a short time-frame amid difficult security conditions.
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The last thing we need is a G12 competing with a G8
July 9, 2010
Ottawa must ensure that a G12 competing with the G8 is not the follow-up or, worse, the result of the summits just held in Canada. That would be a major setback. The last thing the world needs is a rival G12. But if we persist in excluding China, India and other major developing countries, that’s the result we’ll face, writes CIGI Distinguished Fellow Gordon SmithRead MoreBooks
Crafting an African Security Architecture: Addressing Regional Peace and Conflict in the 21st Century
July 5, 2010
The humanitarian crises caused by civil conflicts and wars in Africa are too great in scope for an adequate and effective continental response. Edited by Hany Besada, this book assesses African regional security arrangements and provides new policy recommendations for the future.Read More
