PublicationsCIGI produces a range of scholarship and policy-oriented publications including books, conference papers and reports, and a working paper series. CIGI's Publications program aims to disseminate advice to decision makers and foster dialogue and debate on issues of significance to international governance. Our publications feature the work of CIGI's distinguished fellows and global scholars who are leading economists, political and social scientists, and practitioners with rich international experience and policy expertise.
Latest Publications
The Future of Nuclear Energy to 2030
In a new report, CIGI experts state that a worldwide nuclear revival is unlikely before 2030. There is a window of opportunity to address urgent governance to avoid accidents, nuclear terrorism and proliferation. An action plan derived from the report recommends five steps the international community should take to ensure safety and security standards, reinforce the International Atomic Energy Agency as the central nuclear agency and ensure that a revival is managed with care.
Caribbean Regional Governance and the Sovereignty/Statehood Problem
The authors of a new paper on Caribbean regional governance cite the urgent need for a frank debate about sovereignty and statehood. They propose steps the region's leaders can take to design a new set of governance arrangements for CARICOM, and argue that it is only with an updated concept of sovereignty that effective institutions can be built to assist the region.
CIGI 09: Towards a Global New Deal
This report on CIGI'09: Towards a Global New Deal, CIGI's annual conference held on October 2-4, 2009, reviews the causes and consequences of the international financial crisis, and discusses measures needed to ensure a global economic recovery and to prevent another such crisis from occurring.
Developing Countries – even China – Cannot Rescue the World Economy
Contrary to what many analysts believe, neither China alone nor developing countries as a group are economically powerful enough to pull the world economy out of recession, although their importance as an engine of global growth is rising. Global economic recovery will have to depend on growth in the US and Europe.
