September, 2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Turning Point: Statehood

The National, CBC

CIGI Senior Fellow Mark Sedra participates in The National's expert, current affairs panel to discuss developments in the Middle East.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Bankers, regulators square off amid turmoil

Kevin Carmichael, Tara Perkins, and Grant Robertson
The Globe and Mail

CIGI Chair in Political Economy Eric Helleiner provides historical context for current proposals for financial regulatory reform, saying that allowing financial institutions a decade to comply with tougher standards is "too generous."

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Emerging Markets Hit Economic Stage Like a Tonne of BRICS

Kanya D'Almeida
Inter Press Service

In a story that looks at BRICS's role in alleviating the global financial situation, CIGI Senior Visiting Fellow Susan Schadler comments that "the BRICS are not thinking or speaking in unison" and that "a token contribution is all that is likely in the immediate future."

Friday, September 23, 2011

Looking at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings

The Close on BNN

BNN interviews CIGI Senior Fellow Colin Bradford on the impact of the IMF and World Bank's annual meetings.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Haiti’s president to make U.N. debut

Jacqueline Charles and Steward Stogel
The Miami Herald

"The last thing Haiti needs is a weak police and a weak armed forces," says CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine in commenting on the proposed MINUSTAH withdrawal from Haiti.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

A bright light on the horizon: New Campus opens in grand fashion

Steven Kearse
Imprint

The University of Waterloo's student newspaper, Imprint, reports on the new CIGI Campus's celebration.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Social media and global governance

Lindsay Purchase
The Cord

The Cord reports on the CIGI conference "Can Think Tanks Make a Difference?"

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

CIGI opens 114,000 sq. foot campus in Waterloo, featuring Balsillie School

Justin Fauteux
The Cord

In an article found in The Cord, Fred Kuntz describes the new CIGI Campus as "the culmination of a long-term dream."

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Discussing the Question of Palestinian Statehood at the UN General Assembly

Michael Harris
580 CFRA News Talk Radio

CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker discusses the topic of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Orderly default

Paul Blustein and Lesley Curwen
BBC Business Daily

CIGI Senior Visiting Fellow Paul Blustein speaks to the BBC on the possible outcome of Greece's debt default.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Think tanks urged to use more intuition, less data

Luisa D’Amato
Waterloo Region Record

The Waterloo Region Record reports on CIGI's conference, "Can Think Tanks Make a Difference?"

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

CIGI asks, "Can Think Tanks Make a Difference?"

570 News

570 News reports from CIGI's conference, "Can Think Tanks Make a Difference?"