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Overheated, a healthcare worker takes a break as people wait in their vehicles in long lines for the COVID-19 testing in Houston, Texas on July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare
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The World Can Prevent Future Pandemics. Here's How to Fund It

More than two years since the start of COVID-19, one of the biggest challenges remains financing pandemic preparedness and responses. To overcome future global health threats, the world should establish a global public health fund based on a social health insurance scheme.
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U.S. President Joe Biden walks off the stage with his back to the camera after speaking during the opening plenary session at the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2022.

A Region Divided: What Did the Summit of the Americas Accomplish?

Leaders of twenty-three Western Hemisphere countries attended the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles on June 6–10, w…

Ukrainian servicemen stand guard on a road in Kharkiv, Ukraine in front of a tank while holding weapons on February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Have Lasting Implications

Russia’s military assault on Ukraine defies international law and poses one of the most alarming challenges…

Dr. Ruxandra Divan rests in the Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19 patients at Hopitaux Civils de Colmar in Colmar, France on December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman

COVID-19 After Two Years: The Failure of Pandemic Governance

On December 16, 2021, the Council of Councils (CoC) convened its…

A United Nations security guard walks through an empty hall as COVID-19 restrictions have kept the number of delegates limited at the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23, 2021.

Diplomacy Reset: Ten Global Summits to Watch in 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed global summits and undermined the ability of leaders to act on issues that imperil the safety,…

U.S. President Joe Biden convenes a virtual summit with leaders from democratic nations at Summit for Democracy in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Global Perspectives on Biden’s Democracy Summit

Leaders of more than one hundred countries took part in the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracy in early December, s…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prepare to receive attendees during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on November 1, 2021.

COP26: Much Achieved, Huge Opportunities Missed

Negotiations were tense at the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on C…

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The 9/11 Effect and the Transformation of Global Security

The scale and audacity of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, spurred sweeping changes in the way the United S…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a group photo at the G7 summit, in Carbis Bay, Britain, June 11, 2021.

Biden's Summitry Was Reassuring for the West. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Transatlantic relations were boosted by nearly a week of summits marking U.S.…

World leaders appear on a video screen during a virtual Climate Summit with world leaders in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Biden's Welcome Climate Reboot and the Daunting Diplomacy Ahead

In this Council of Councils global perspectives roundup, experts at lead…

An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021.

U.S. Capitol Breach Was a Shot Heard Round the World

In this Council of Councils global perspectives roundup, members of five…

Two men with surgical masks on stand in front of a large screen showing a virtual APEC Economic Leaders Meeting 2020, which was hosted in Malaysia on November 20, 2020.

Up in the Air: Ten Global Summits That Will Test Joe Biden in 2021

Summit diplomacy was a prominent casualty of COVID-19 during 2020.

A person uses an extinguisher toward a burning paper-made globe during a demonstration against the fossil fuel industry in Frankfurt, Germany on October 21, 2020.

Blueprint for 2021: Six Paths to a More Resilient World

In 2020, the world was confronted by a litany of challenges compounded by the coronavirus pandemic.…

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The Council of Councils Eleventh Annual Conference

Jun 5-7, 2022
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Council of Councils Fifth Virtual Conference

Mar 30, 2022
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Global Governance Working Papers

These papers identify new principles, rules, or institutional arrangements that can improve international cooperation in addressing global challenges.

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An inflatable nuclear missile balloon stands at the ready before a protest held by the group Global Zero in McPherson Square on April 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. The protest, designed to rally support for the elimination of nuclear weapons, was timed to occur at the same time as world leaders were meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit being held today in Washington.

Reinventing Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation as Cooperative Endeavors

Apr 21, 2021

Differences between nuclear and nonnuclear weapons states could seriously weaken the nuclear regime. Recasting disarmament as a common endeavor that addresses each country’s legitimate interests and priorities would improve its prospects.

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The Outer Space Treaty: Overcoming Space Security Governance Challenges

Feb 23, 2021

Outer space is growing more crowded and contested. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan recommends regulating activities that disrupt, deny, or destroy space systems to ensure outer space is available to all. 

A diplomat walks through the main doors of the assembly building at the UN headquarters in New York, on September 17, 2015. Mike Segar/Reuters

From Norm-Takers to Norm-Makers Making African Voices More Effective at the United Nations

Jul 27, 2020

African UN member states should act as unifiers and conveners rather than dividers. More coordination could help them overcome the structural challenges they face at the United Nations.

A Palestinian doctor examines a patient’s eyes at a medical center in a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on May 7, 2012. Ammar Awad/Reuters

A Silent Crisis The Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases in Refugee Settings

Jan 30, 2020

Refugee health needs in non-camp, urban settings have increasingly shifted to noncommunicable diseases. Providing preventive care and specialist treatment requires a massive influx of resources, but it is well worth the investment.

Rohingya refugees wait for medical checkups in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on January 21, 2018. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Refuge From Disease Mitigating Communicable Diseases in Refugee Populations

Jan 30, 2020

Mitigating potential communicable disease in refugee populations is a subset of efforts for human rights, equality, and dignity. A basic multilateral framework could improve health care in these situations and provide an example for future challenges.

Reevaluating Global Trade Governance Structures to Address Climate Change

Reevaluating Global Trade Governance Structures to Address Climate Change

Jul 02, 2019

Climate change poses an immense challenge to the biosphere and global economy. To make international trade more environmentally friendly, the world needs to use rules that have been around for decades, create new rules, and find new space for climate change policy.

The Anticipatory Governance of Solar Radiation Management

The Anticipatory Governance of Solar Radiation Management

Jul 02, 2019

Emission reductions alone are unlikely to prevent severe climate change impacts. As researchers and policymakers pay increasing attention to measures such as solar radiation management (SRM), states and private actors need to agree on the potential role of SRM in the overall climate change regime and to recognize its limitations.

India and the World: Fueling a New Low-Carbon Growth Model

India and the World: Fueling a New Low-Carbon Growth Model

Dec 13, 2018

India’s capability to grow in a carbon-scarce world will determine the fate of the Sustainable Development Goals. For India and other countries to conduct low-carbon transitions in an economically sustainable manner, it is imperative that they address the fractured financial state of power distribution companies, the lack of developed financial markets, and stringent international financial regulations.

Arctic Governance: Challenges and Opportunities

Arctic Governance: Challenges and Opportunities

Nov 29, 2018

As national governments, international institutions, and nonstate actors explore different approaches to Arctic governance, a cohesive approach is necessary to address the environmental, economic, sociocultural, and geopolitical challenges this region faces.

This paper has benefited from numerous comments and suggestion from Council of Councils members, in particular Jennifer Spence (Centre for International Governance Innovation), Sergey Kulik (Institute of Contemporary Development), Ettore Greco (Institute of International Affairs), and Tobias Etzold (German Institute for International and Security Affairs). The author also thanks CFR’s editorial staff and Terrence Mullan for their valued contributions to this paper.

Global Monetary Policy Divergence and the Reemergence of Global Imbalances

Global Monetary Policy Divergence and the Reemergence of Global Imbalances

Jun 26, 2018

To minimize the risk of greater global imbalances, U.S. policymakers should rethink U.S. fiscal policy and focus on the transatlantic imbalances, not the bilateral trade deficit with China.

This paper has benefited from numerous comments and suggestion from Council on Council members, in particular Brad Setser and Terrence Mullan.

Domesticating the Giant: The Global Governance of Migration

Domesticating the Giant: The Global Governance of Migration

Jun 19, 2018

A global policy framework and consolidated institutional architecture can help states facilitate regular migration, cope with illegal crossings, and humanely respond to forced migration.

The author thanks Asmita Parshotam (South African Institute of International Affairs), David Kipp (German Institute for International and Security Affairs), Asli Selin Okyay (Institute of International Affairs), Stewart Patrick (Council on Foreign Relations), and Christophe Bertossi and Matthieu Tardis (French Institute of International Relations) for their comments.

Increasing International Cooperation in Cybersecurity and Adapting Cyber Norms

Increasing International Cooperation in Cybersecurity and Adapting Cyber Norms

Feb 23, 2018

The world must not allow the establishment of cyber norms to atrophy. It is imperative that international cyber cooperation increases to protect the stability and resiliency of the global digital economy. Proposals for cooperation include restarting the U.S.-Russia dialogue, reconvening UN experts and implementing existing norms, starting discussions on a global cybercrime convention, and codifying cyberattack legislation into international law.

Member Articles

A collection of CoC member institute articles, blogs, and reports on global governance and international cooperation.

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G20 and the Gender Focus on the Digital Divide
Despite the multiple initiatives introduced by the G20, a more holistic approach should be adopted to diminish the gaping gender divide as the technol...
Jul 22, 2022 by Shravishtha Ajaykumar and Shruti Jan, ORF
AI is Rapidly Transforming Warfare: New Rules Are Urgently Needed
Moving beyond the exaggerations of science fiction, it is important to understand the inherent dangers of the application of artificial intelligence t...
Jul 18, 2022 by Daniel Araya, CIGI
NATO Madrid Summit: A Response to Russia’s Revisionism
NATO’s new strategic concept identifies Russia as the main military threat to the alliance....
Jul 15, 2022 by Wojciech Lorenz, PISM
The Future of Food: Reimagining Climate-Resilient Food Systems in the Post-Pandemic World
To address global food insecurity, it is imperative that global commitments on climate finance be fulfilled and its architecture be changed to allow i...
Jul 03, 2022 by Shoba Suri and Aparna Roy, ORF
The G7 is One Part of India’s Pursuit of a Multipolar World
At a time when the world order is intensely polarized, India remains one of the few nations which can work with both the G7 and BRICS in a matter of d...
Jul 01, 2022 by Harsh V. Pant, ORF
The New NATO Strategic Concept and the End of Arms Control
The document agreed by NATO allies at the 2022 summit is pessimistic about the prospects for arms control and focuses instead on risk reduction and cr...
Jun 30, 2022 by William Alberque, IISS
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): An ASEAN Perspective
In May 2022, the United States launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which targets multiple areas of trade and supply chains....
Jun 25, 2022 by Premesha Saha, ORF
Thirty Years of UN Climate Talks: New Challenges for Cooperation
As it becomes increasingly clear that the Paris Agreement is not generating enough momentum, there is a renewed drive toward alternative forms of coop...
Jun 23, 2022 by Marian Feist, SWP
G7 can Help Build Resilient and Secure Supply Chains
By addressing both short and long-term supply chain issues, the G7 can pave the way to a global economic recovery and create better resilience to futu...
Jun 22, 2022 by Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Chatham House
NATO Must Now Transform Old Missions Into New Strategy
As the war in Ukraine becomes prolonged and unpredictable, risks for the transatlantic alliance will increase, as will the global shockwaves of the co...
Jun 21, 2022 by Jamie Shea, Chatham House
Multilateralism Matters Again
The world’s big challenges are best tackled by cooperation, but rising nationalism and fragmentation have strained the global institutional architectu...
May 31, 2022 by Mercedes Page, Lowy Institute
The World in Disarray: Is This the End of Multilateralism for Trade?
The Ukraine war, interrupted value chains, and increased regionalization are straining the multilateral trading system....
May 30, 2022 by Stormy-Annika Mildner, ORF

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