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Challenges and Opportunities for the French Presidency: The G20 — 2011 and Beyond

Barry Carin, Colin Bradford, Deanne Leifso, Gordon Smith, and Paul Jenkins
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

As host of the sixth G20 summit, France is under pressure to succeed in resolving visible conflicts and delivering on the existing agenda. In partnership with Institut français des relations internationals (IFRI), CIGI co-hosted a series of meetings in Paris from November 29 to December 1, 2010, to consider the fundamental issues facing the G20. Participants concluded that the G20 needs to show it can consistently deliver on agenda results, suggesting that if it cannot define its role, it risks becoming irrelevant. This report, which includes a summary of the meetings by Deanne Leifso, papers by CIGI experts (Colin Bradford, Barry Carin, Paul Jenkins and Gordon Smith) and three Issues Notes from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, previews tasks for the French G20 presidency and considers the immediate and legacy challenges the G20 faces.

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Barry Carin is a senior fellow at CIGI and adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, and has previously served in a number of senior positions in the Canadian Government.
Colin Bradford is a CIGI senior fellow and nonresident senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His current research focuses on the G20 agenda and process.
Deanne Leifso is CIGI's G20 project officer, overseeing coordination of the activities of the G20 Working Group as well as its overall operation within the Global Economy program.
Gordon Smith is a CIGI distinguished fellow and executive director of the Centre for Global Studies in Victoria, British Columbia. Follow him on Twitter @GordonSmithG20
A former senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada, Paul Jenkins is a CIGI distinguished fellow in the Global Economy Program.