The United States and the Future of Global Governance Symposium
Director: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program
May 7 and 8, 2009 - New York, NY
From the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression to the dangers of nuclear proliferation, from the specter of global warming to the threat of mass atrocities, the United States and the world community confront an array of global challenges requiring robust cooperation. Yet many multilateral frameworks have failed to keep pace with tremendous changes in world politics. Shifts in the global distribution of power, the emergence of influential non-state actors, and the rise of new transnational issues to the top of the global agenda now cloud the utility and effectiveness of international institutions and structures that in some cases date back to the Second World War. On May 7-8, 2009, the Program on International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) hosted its first annual conference. Over the course of six sessions the symposium explored the efficacy and strucutre of international institutions and their role in helping U.S. policymakers confront the challenges of the day.
This event was supported by a grant from the Robina Foundation.
Symposium Summary Report (PDF, 137K)
Meetings
Conference Panel Session
The United States and the Future of Global Governance: The Use of Force and Accountability in International Law - A U.S. Perspective
Speakers:
Matthew C. Waxman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, John B. Bellinger III, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law, Council on Foreign Relations, David J. Scheffer, Professor of Law, Northwestern UniversityModerator:
Jeffrey Toobin, Staff Writer, The New YorkerThis meeting is on the record.
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The United States and the Future of Global Governance: H1N1 - The Global Response to the Swine Influenza
Speaker:
Laurie Garrett, Council on Foreign RelationsPresider:
James Traub, New York Times MagazineThis meeting is not for attribution.
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American Leadership and Global Governance in an Age of Nonpolarity
Introductory Speaker:
Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
R. Nicholas Burns, Former Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Ellen Laipson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry L. Stimson Center, David F. Gordon, Head of Research, Eurasia GroupModerator:
Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director, Program on International Institutions, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
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The United States and the Future of Global Governance: Strengthening the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
Speakers:
Charles D. Ferguson, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations, Christopher A. Ford, Director, Center for Technology and Global Security, Hudson Institute, Paul Lettow, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsModerator:
Henry Sokolski, Executive Director, Nonproliferation Policy Education CenterThis meeting is on the record.
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The United States and the Future of Global Governance: The Financial Crisis and Global Financial and Monetary Cooperation
Speakers:
Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics, and Deputy Director of Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Steven Dunaway, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations, Daniel W. Drezner, Professor of International Politics, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts UniversityModerator:
Michael J. Elliott, Editor, Time InternationalThis meeting is on the record.
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The United States and the Future of Global Governance: Tackling Climate Change
Speakers:
Paula J. Dobriansky, Senior International Affairs and Trade Advisor, Baker & Hostetler LLP and former Under Secretary, Democracy and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Michael A. Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Council on Foreign Relations, William John Antholis, Managing Director, The Brookings InstitutionModerator:
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceThis meeting is on the record.
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