The United States and the Future of Global Governance Roundtable Series
Director: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
September 15, 2008 - Present
The United States and the Future of Global Governance roundtable series will focus on core global governance challenges and proposals for fundamental institutional reform. Topics will include overhaul of the UN Security Council; the reform and expansion of the G8; prospects for a global counterterrorism organization; the adaptation of U.S. sovereignty to a global age; the trade-offs between formal institutions and ad hoc coalitions; and the domestic and legislative preconditions for sustained U.S. multilateral engagement. This roundtable series is sponsored by CFR's Program on International Institutions and Global Governance and is supported by a generous grant from the Robina Foundation.
Workshops
Directors: Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action, and Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
November 1, 2011
Meetings
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Smuggler Nation: A Conversation with Peter Andreas
Speakers:
Peter R. Andreas, Interim Director and Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Brown University, Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Advancing a Liberal World Order: A Strategy for Aligning the World's Like-Minded and Capable Democracies
Speaker:
Ash Jain, Non-Resident Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United StatesDiscussant:
David F. Gordon, Head of Research and Director of Global Macro Analysis, Eurasia GroupPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations
This meeting is not for attribution.
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Global Trends 2030: The Shape of the Future and Implications for U.S. Policy
Speakers:
Mathew J. Burrows, Counselor, National Intelligence Council, Robert A. Manning, Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic CouncilPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Democratic Internationalism: An American Grand Strategy for a Post-exceptionalist Era
Speakers:
G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University, Daniel Deudney, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins, David Brooks, Columnist, The New York TimesPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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ASEAN's Future and Asian Integration
Speakers:
Joshua Kurlantzick, Fellow for Southeast Asia, Council on Foreign Relations, Murray Hiebert, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, Center for Strategic and International StudiesPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Preventing the Next Iran: Toward a Strengthened Nonproliferation Regime
Speakers:
Henry Sokolski, Victor Gilinksy, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, Thomas Countryman, U.S. Department of StatePresider:
Matthew H. Kroenig, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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U.S. Policy for a Secure and Sustainable Outer Space
Speaker:
Frank A. Rose, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and Defense Policy, U.S. Department of StatePresider:
Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Taking Stock of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Summit
Speakers:
Bonnie D. Jenkins, Coordinator of Threat Reduction Programs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State, Corey Hinderstein, Vice President, International Program, Nuclear Threat InitiativePresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Rio Plus Twenty: What to Expect
Speaker:
Lawrence Gumbiner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of StatePresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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A New Deal for Engaging Fragile and Conflict Affected States: Opportunities and Challenges
Speakers:
Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, Neil Levine, Director of Conflict Management and Mitigation, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAIDPresider:
Paul B. Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Actio, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Global Governance and National Sovereignty: What's at Stake
October 17, 2011
This meeting is not for attribution.
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Taking Stock of the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases
Speakers:
Nils Daulaire, Director, Office of Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Kelly Henning, Director, International Health Programs, Bloomberg FoundationPresider:
Thomas Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Book Discussion with John Ikenberry: Liberal Leviathan
Speaker:
G. John Ikenberry, Princeton UniversityPresider:
Charles A. Kupchan, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Rules of Engagement: A Conversation with Our UN Ambassadors in Geneva, Vienna, Montreal, and Rome
Speakers:
Esther Diane Brimmer, U.S. Department of State, Ertharin Cousin, U.S. Department of State, Glyn Davies, U.S. Department of State, Betty King, U.S. Department of State, Joseph Murphy, U.S. Department of State, Duane Woerth, U.S. Department of StatePresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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UN Security Council Enlargement and U.S. Interests
December 8, 2010
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Global Governance 2025: The Shifting Landscape of World Order
Speakers:
William Burke-White, U.S. Department of State; University of Pennsylvania Law School, Alvaro de Vasconcelos, European Union Institute for Security Studies in Paris, Giovanni Grevi, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo ExteriorPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The UN Human Rights Council: The Fruits of Engaging
Speaker:
Suzanne F. Nossel, U.S. Department of StateDiscussant:
Mark P. Lagon, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Transnational Organized Crime as a Threat to Peace and Security
Discussants:
Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Director-General, United Nations Office in Vienna, M. Cherif Bassiouni, Distinguished Research Professor of Law Emeritus and President Emeritus, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University College of LawPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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U.S. Human Rights Policy: Progress and Obstacles in Multilateral Fora
Speakers:
Michael Posner, U.S. Department of State, Tom Malinowski, Human Rights WatchPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The G8, the G20, and the Future of Global Economic Coordination
Speaker:
Robert D. Hormats, U.S. Department of StatePresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The United States, the IAEA, and the NPT Review Conference: A Discussion with Ambassador Glyn Davies
Speaker:
Glyn Davies, U.S. Mission to the International Atomic Energy and the U.N. Office in Vienna, U.S. Department of StateDiscussant:
Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education CenterPresider:
Paul Lettow, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Global Energy Governance: The Evolving Role of the IEA
Speaker:
Fatih Birol, International Energy AgencyPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The G20: What Implications for the United Nations?
Speaker:
Vanu Gopala Menon, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the United NationsPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Speakers:
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), Stephen M. Schwebel, Former President and Judge, International Court of Justice
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Meeting
This meeting is on the record.
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Stopping Illicit Financial Flows: "Dirty Money" and the Threat to the World Economy
Speakers:
Jack Blum, Tax Justice Network, USA, Raymond Baker, Center for International PolicyPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Challenge of Global Development: What Role for the G8 and G20?
Speakers:
Jim Kolbe, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Michael Hofmann, World BankPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Director, International Institutions and Global Governance Program, CFRThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Future of Multilateralism: A Transatlantic Conversation
Speaker:
Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Visiting Fellow, Center for Strategic & International StudiesPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, Program on International Institutions and Global Governance, CFRThis meeting is not for attribution.
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Prospects for Pittsburgh: What to Expect at the G20 Summit
Speakers:
Andy Cooper, Center for International Governance Innovation, Eric Helleiner, Center for International Governance Innovation, Alan Alexandroff, Center for International Governance Innovation, David Shorr, Stanley FoundationChair:
Edward Alden, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The National Interest and the Law of the Sea
Speaker:
Thomas R. Pickering, Hills & CompanyPresider:
Scott G. Borgerson, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Speaker:
Amitai Etzioni, The George Washington UniversityPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Meeting
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The Autonomy Rule: A New Principle of International Order for a Post-Western Era
April 13, 2009
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The Responsibility to Contain: Protecting Sovereignty under International Law
Speaker:
Michael Chertoff, The Chertoff GroupPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Speakers:
Stephen J. Stedman, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, Carlos B. Pascual, The Brookings Institution, Bruce Jones, Center on International Cooperation, New York UniversityDiscussant:
Leslie H. Gelb, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
12:30-2:00 p.m. - Meeting
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Ready to Lead? Rethinking America’s Role in a Changed World
March 2, 2009
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Balancing Representation and Effectiveness in Reforming International Institutions
Speakers:
Vijaya Ramachandran, Center for Global Development, Enrique J. Rueda-Sabater, CISCO SystemsPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Responsibility to Protect: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and for All
Speaker:
Gareth Evans, International Crisis GroupPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The New G20 Meetings and Global Economic Cooperation and Governance
Speaker:
Kemal Dervis, United Nations Development ProgrammePresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Last New World Order: The Rise of American Multilateralism and Historical Lessons for Today
Speaker:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
James Traub, The New York Times MagazineThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Responsibility to Protect: Moving from Principle to Practice
Speakers:
Edward C. Luck, International Peace Institute, Victoria Holt, Henry L. Stimson CenterPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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The Next American Century: How the United States Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise
October 22, 2008
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Prospects and Scenarios for G8 Reform
Speakers:
Colin I. Bradford, The Brookings Institution, Bruce Jones, Center for International Cooperation, New York UniversityPresider:
Paul W. Stewart, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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A League of their Own? Prospects for a Concert of Democracies
October 16, 2008
This meeting is not for attribution.
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Do We Need a Global Counterterrorism Organization?
Speakers:
Eric Rosand, Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, Alistair Millar, Center on Global Counterterrorism CooperationPresider:
Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
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