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CIGI Experts Predict Global Governance Challenges for 2012
This week, CIGI experts David Runnalls, Eric Helleiner, Gregory Chin and Mark Sedra share their thoughts on what 2012 will bring in terms of environment and energy, the global economy, global development and global security challenges.
Should we be feeling more secure?
In an op-ed to The Toronto Star, CIGI Chair in International Political Economy Eric Helleiner looks at the G20's regulatory initiatives and policy responses in light of the financial upheavals of the past few weeks.
A new 'Bretton Woods'
Many believe today that we are at a "Bretton Woods" moment. If you've ever visited the beautiful resort of Bretton Woods, in New Hampshire, you might think this is some kind of tourist promotion.
Calling China's Bluff
Why it's far too early to fear China's burgeoning financial clout.
The Washington G20 Meeting: A New Bretton Woods?
In the lead up to the G20 meeting in Washington, many analysts -- and even some leaders -- forecast that the meeting would be a kind of sequel to the 1944 Bretton Woods meeting that established the postwar international monetary and financial system. To the more historically minded, the analogy seemed forced.
Style and Substance for the G20 Summit
While a set of complex and contentious issues animate the agenda of next month’s Group of 20 leaders’ summit in Washington, just as important has been the sorting out of who should be around the table.
It happened once. Could it happen again?
f history has any lessons for us, Eric Helleiner says, then books about the crash of 1929 and the subsequent years of financial and personal chaos are decidedly relevant for the current crisis
The return of regulation, and what a difference a decade makes
This month marks an important anniversary: 10 years since global markets were rocked by the collapse of a major U.S. financial institution, capping a year of crises.
Has parity killed monetary union?
With the loonie and greenback now equal, will a monetary union soon follow? Common currency enthusiasts may hope so, but the political prospects for a single money in North America are in fact dimmer than ever.
The decline of U.S. dollar hegemony?
The decline of U.S. dollar hegemony? We may be facing a more volatile international money order