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Monday, April 8, 2013
Niall Ferguson and Katharina Pistor
How do different nations handle the problem of social design? What is the role of legal systems in creating and implementing that design? There is a large body of comparative evidence on the behaviors and performance of different legal traditions. These concerns are of vital importance to emerging nations as they plot their course toward institutional deepening and maturation to facilitate their development.
Friday, April 5, 2013
David Tuckett, Inske Pirschel, Gert Pönitzsch, and Cars Hommes
IKE researchers discuss how they model risk in asset markets and the evolution of asset prices in a world characterized by imperfect knowledge.
Friday, April 5, 2013
George Soros, Hiroshi Watanabe, William White, and Hu Shuli
Adair Lord Turner explores the role of financial, monetary, and fiscal policy management in this era of deficient aggregate demand, and discussants explore the implications of Turner’s thinking on monetary financing of debt in light of the current challenges facing many nations at the forefront of the world economy.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Edward Fullbrook, Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Mark Anspach, Paul Dumouchel, and André Orléan
Rene Girard, a French-born literary scholar, has developed a theory of the formation of desire that is based upon interactions between individuals. The process he calls mimetic desire, when brought to bear on economic thinking, may have profound implications for the theory of the consumer/individual, for the normative conclusions of economic theory, and for economic dynamics in an era of environmental challenges.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Rohinton Medhora, Yiagadeesen (Teddy) Samy, David Hornsby, Stephen Brown,
In the upcoming volume (summer 2013) of Canada Among Nations, leading academics, former government officials, policy makers, and experts from the NGO and private sectors explore Canada and Africa's rich history, taking stock of what has been accomplished and highlighting opportunities that exist.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Victor K. Fung, Edwin Lim, A. Michael Spence,
The developed economies of Europe, North America, and Japan are facing tremendous challenges related to indebtedness and stagnation. How will the developing economies of Asia respond to this challenge as they reorient their growth strategies to meet the rising aspirations of their people?
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
David A. Welch and Jason Thistlethwaite
Jason Thistlethwaite, Director of the Climate Change Adaptation Project at the University of Waterloo, joins podcast host and CIGI Chair of Global Security David Welch for a discussion on the relationship between financial risk and climate change.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Bessma Momani and Shereen El Feki
Award-winning journalist and Vice-Chair of the UN's Global Commission on HIV and Law Shereen El Feki visited the CIGI Campus to share an innovative look at shifting sexual attitudes and behaviour in the Arab world.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
With the withdrawal of Western involvement in Afghanistan on the horizon, Mark Sedra visits Inside the Issues to share insights on what we can expect for the future of Afghanistan. The discussion begins by considering if Western withdrawal will simply mark a new stage in the war, as civil war seems to be looming. Sedra moves on to explore the deteriorating security situation, issues of poor governance, and the immense challenge and cost of maintaining the security structures that have been put in place
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
What does it take to be a successful diplomat? How has the profession changed and what shape will diplomacy take in the future? Jorge Heine, CIGI Distinguished Fellow and Chair of Global Governance visits Inside the Issues to discuss the new book, The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy and to share insights on the practice of diplomacy in an increasingly globalized world. In discussion with podcast host and CIGI Chair of Global Security David Welch, Heine discusses the history, evolution and craft of diplomacy along with the impact of digital technology on the profession — including issues surrounding WikiLeaks and Twitter diplomacy.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
David A. Welch and Aileen Espíritu
As urbanization, depopulation and climate change continue to alter the face of the Arctic, so too is the definition of sustainability changing within the region. This week, Aileen Espíritu, Director of The Barents Institute, visits Inside the Issues to discuss the many complexities of Arctic sustainability.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Africa has turned several corners economically and politically, but there are still serious problems to face in order to conquer poverty and achieve the kinds of individual and national breakthroughs that Asia and Latin America has experienced. Robert Rotberg, Fulbright Research Chair in Political Development at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and Visiting Fulbright Scholar at CIGI, discussed the nature of these problems and what is needed going forward in terms of leadership and governance at his March 7th lecture on the CIGI Campus in Waterloo, Ontario.
