After emerging from the 2008 financial crisis relatively unscathed, Brazil's inevitable entrance into the club of major global powers is increasingly accepted. CFR's Stewart M. Patrick and Carlos Simonsen Leal of the Brazilian Getulio Vargas Foundation discuss Brazil's perspective on global finance and international security.
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Four global experts assess Dr. Jim Yong Kim's appointment as World Bank president and whether the institution needs governance reform.
See more in International Finance, World Bank
In the wake of the debate over electing a non-American president of the World Bank, CFR's Stewart Patrick and Thierry de Montbrial of the French Institute for International Relations discuss the challenges of reforming global institutions to include emerging powers.
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A second tier of middle-income powers is emerging beyond the BRICS alliance of Brazil, India, China, Russia and South Africa. CFR's Stewart M. Patrick discusses how these countries complicate traditional conceptions of East vs. West and developed vs. developing nations.
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The UN Human Rights Council is emerging as an increasingly relevant player in the Syrian crisis. CFR's Stewart M. Patrick highlights five things to know about the revived global human rights forum.
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As Mexico prepares to welcome the first meeting of G20 foreign ministers this weekend, CFR's Stewart M. Patrick highlights five things to know about the world's steering body for global financial cooperation.
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Mark P. Lagon and William F. Schulz take a closer look at how liberals and conservatives understand and advance human rights and lay out options for creating a more unified human rights movement focused on resilience and creative policies rather than dogmatism.
See more in Human Rights, U.S. Strategy and Politics
A broad-sweeping look at international efforts to regulate the global financial system. This is part of the Global Governance Monitor, an interactive feature tracking multilateral approaches to several global challenges.
See more in Economics, IMF, World Bank, WTO
CFR's Stewart Patrick outlines the debate over UN Security Council reform and discusses the obstacles going forward.
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As countries around the world increasingly rely on space, orbital space debris poses a rapidly growing threat to civil, military, and commercial satellites. Micah Zenko argues for an international code to define interstate behavior and promote sustainable conduct in outer space.
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In a meeting conducted via video conference, Aung San Suu Kyi discusses recent changes in Myanmar, her decision to rejoin the political system, and Myanmar-U.S. relations.
See more in Burma/Myanmar, Democracy and Human Rights, Rule of Law
This meeting was presented by the International Institutions and Global Governance Program and the Women and Foreign Policy Program.
See more in Wars and Warfare, Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, Women
This meeting was presented by the International Institutions and Global Governance Program and the Women and Foreign Policy Program.
See more in Wars and Warfare, Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, Women
This meeting was presented by the International Institutions and Global Governance Program and the Women and Foreign Policy Program.
See more in Liberia, Colombia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Wars and Warfare, International Peace and Security, Women
This meeting was presented by the International Institutions and Global Governance Program and the Women and Foreign Policy Program.
See more in Liberia, Colombia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Wars and Warfare, International Peace and Security, Women
G20 leaders will be tested this week to act on sovereign debt crises and potential global economic upheaval. Stewart Patrick says a proper response would be for leaders to follow their own promises from previous summits.
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Peter Garber delves into China's offshore currency market to understand what drives its growth and what it means for further liberalization of the renminbi.
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Jeffrey Frankel looks to history as a guide in determining the renminbi’s prospects for becoming an international currency.
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Robert McCauley asks whether Chinese officials can guide the renminbi to internationalization while preserving their influence over credit growth and allocation.
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Takatoshi Ito charts the renminbi’s progress toward becoming an international currency and discusses what steps China should take to complete the process.
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The interactive Global Governance Monitor tracks, maps, and evaluates multilateral efforts to address today's global challenges.
