DiplomacyArticle - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Out for the count: How Canada got caught in Afghan election that doesn’t add up
In the back offices of the multiple-pizza-box structure where Canada’s Foreign Affairs is housed, the conversations must be getting pretty frenzied right about now.
Article - Tuesday, October 13, 2009
He should have turned it down
Barack Obama simply doesn't match up to previous Nobel Peace Prize recipients, or indeed many who haven't won the award
Article - Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Seven global lessons from a teachable event
WATERLOO, Ontario — Apparently Sgt. James Crowley's arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. in Boston on July 17 was "a teachable moment." Here are seven lessons relevant to world affairs.
Article - Monday, July 20, 2009
The Evolving G8 and Emerging G20
CIGI maintained a multimedia G8 Summit blog to track and assess developments in L'Aquila, Italy, as they unfolded. The legitimacy of the G8 as an international decision-making body has been challenged by the creation of the G20, a more representative institution that acknowledges the growing strength of emergent powers such as BRICSAM.
Publication - Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Picking your Club: G8 or G20, BRICs or B(R)ICSAM?
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew F. Cooper gave a speech before Oxfam International. He spoke to the struggle for dominance between the G8 and the G20. He also talked about the emerging role of the B(R)ICSAM countries.
Publication - Friday, July 3, 2009
G8 Italy: Wrestling Control Back from the G20?
The Italian G8 Presidency looks like it will get a passing grade for the upcoming G8 L’Aquila Summit, for its ability to use the buzzwords of global governance. The Italian G8 Office outlined its goal for the upcoming Summit: to devise a system of global governance that is “open, innovative, fair and sustainable," that is “open” for trade and investment flows; "innovative" in using new and existing ideas; “fair” in being inclusive and giving attention to emerging and vulnerable countries; and “sustainable” in responding to climate change and promoting environmental protection.
Publication - Monday, June 29, 2009
USC Center on Public Public Diplomacy: Celebrity Diplomacy
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew F. Cooper discussed the value of celebrity diplomacy at USC Center on Public Diplomacy conference.
Publication - Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The G20: A Work in Progress for Global Governance?
Distinguished Fellow Andrew Cooper delivered a keynote address at the 8th FES-SWP North-South Dialogue. He discussed how the G20 has served an important symbolic function and has significant instrumental value.
Publication - Thursday, June 4, 2009
Canadian Policy and the Middle East
Paul Heinbecker's Presentation Before the Arthur Kroeger College Educational Students' Society.
Publication - Saturday, May 30, 2009
The Obama Administration and Iran: Towards a Constructive Dialogue
Relations between the US and Iran have long been strained, with a heightened intensity evident during the Bush administration. Now, a new opportunity exists to redefine the relationship. In this paper, the author seeks to locate the Obama administration's efforts and highlight contemporary issues that would inform a constructive dialogue between the two nations.