Special Reports

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Taking Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012: Reflections on CIGI '10

Jason J. Blackstock and Manjana Milkoreit

This report reflects on the insights generated during the October 2010 international conference held at CIGI, CIGI ’10: Climate of Action, and considers what it would take to establish robust international climate cooperation.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Prescriptions for the G20: The Cannes Summit and Beyond

The recent “Occupy” demonstrations are indicative of a growing mistrust in the ability of governments and the G20 to respond to today’s problems. Questions are being raised about the effectiveness and credibility of the G20 as a global governance institution amid the growing uncertainty about the world economy. This collection of commentaries by CIGI experts offers policy analysis and prescriptions in advance of the Cannes G20 Summit on November 3-4, 2011, addressing some of the most critical issues facing the G20 — securing economic recovery and growth, global imbalances, food security, employment, anti-corruption, international trade, and the G20 process itself.

Friday, August 5, 2011

eDialogue Summary Report: Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East

The Arab Spring taking root across the Middle East is bringing unprecedented economic change and a high level of instability to the region. An edialogue held by CIGI and the United States Institute of Peace provided a forum for a lively exchange of ideas on the application of security sector reform (SSR) in Africa and the Middle East.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Security Sector Reform (SSR) and the Domestic-International Security Nexus

The Role of Public Safety Canada

This special report, commissioned by Public Safety Canada, follows a two-day workshop on security sector reform (SSR) organized by CIGI in partnership with Public Safety Canada.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Special Report: Preventing Crises and Promoting Economic Growth

Paul Jenkins and Paola Subacchi

The way in which nations design their economic policies is woefully inadequate to prevent financial and economic crises, according to this report copublished by CIGI and Chatham House following a nine-month research project involving consultations with finance and foreign affairs ministries, multilateral institutions and research institutes in Europe, Asia and North America. Governments need to grasp the international implications of their domestic policies, recognizing that their decisions can cause ripples across an integrated world economy.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The G20 Agenda and Process: Analysis and Insight by CIGI Experts

These 21 CIGI commentaries analyze the policy issues and debates under discussion in 2010 that are still relevant to the ongoing G20 agenda under the French presidency and the G20’s aspirations for the future.

Friday, October 15, 2010

CIGI'10 Prepatory Document for Participants

In this prepatory document for CIGI'10 participants, conference co-chair Jason Blackstock outlines the primary goals for CIGI ’10. First, to explore the potential for action at all levels of government and society — from the bottom up, through multilateral clubs, to the global negotiations — to create tangible progress towards the “Core Elements of Global Action” we know are needed. Second, to produce specific recommendations for targeted actors and forums on how action across these levels can be mobilized and coordinated to maximize net progress.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Leadership and the Global Governance Agenda: Three Voices

Alan S. Alexandroff, David Shorr, and Wang Zaibang

Three leading think tanks – CIGI, The Stanley Foundation (US) and The China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) – have been assessing the many challenges facing political leadership in the era of global governance. In this report, an expert from each institution summarizes the current situation and the prospects for the upcoming G8 and G20 summits in Canada — “three voices” from three countries involved in global governance: Canada, China and the United States.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The Financial Stability Board: An Effective Fourth Pillar of Global Economic Governance?

Eric Helleiner, Ngaire Woods, and Stephany Griffith-Jones

One of the G20’s most significant institutional innovations has been the creation of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a new institution that some see as a potential fourth pillar of global economic governance alongside the IMF, World Bank and WTO. In a special report written with international partners, leading experts examine the challenges facing the FSB if it is to live up to expectations and help avert future global financial crises like the one in 2008-2009.

Friday, May 14, 2010

International Affairs: Special Issue

May 2010
Andrew F. Cooper and Paola Subacchi

International Affairs, a leading journal of international relations, is committed to excellence in scholarship and accessibility in style, combining policy relevance with an academic, in-depth analytical approach to contemporary world politics. Volume 86, Number 3 is guest edited by Paola Subacchi of Chatham House, and Andrew F. Cooper of The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and includes contributions from a number of CIGI authors including Eric Helleiner and Gregory T. Chin.