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A Ukrainian soldier hides from a helicopter air strike amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near Demydiv, Ukraine on March 10, 2022.
REUTERS/Maksim Levin
Global Perspectives

The Invasion That Shook the World

In this Council of Councils global perspective series, twenty-two experts from nineteen countries reflect on what they think are the most important impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war and what they see as a way forward in managing or ending the conflict.
REUTERS/Maksim Levin

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Briefs that gather opinions from global experts on major international developments.

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, raising a gavel in one hand and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo’s hand in his other, stand and smile during the handover ceremony at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Bali, Indonesia on November 16, 2022.

Global Summits in 2023: A Test for the Rise of the Rest?

The world is enduring the most complex and interdependent set of challenges in recent memory, and global summits continue to play…

Chairs surround round tables in front of a bright LED screen displaying Indonesian’s G20 theme at a meeting of the G20 finance ministers in Bali, Indonesia on July 16, 2022.

How the War in Ukraine and Big Power Tensions Could Derail the Bali G20 Summit

The Group of Twenty (G20) leaders summit is set to take place in Bali, Indonesia, on November 15 and 16 at a time of expandin…

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya sits with his hand on his head gazing downward at the UN General Assembly during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York City on August 1, 2022

The Future of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Is in Danger

After a month of negotiations, the tenth review conference (RevCon) of the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proli…

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

The World Can Prevent Future Pandemics. Here's How to Fund It

More than two years since the start of COVID-19, the world needs to ask itself whether it has the collective capacity…

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…

A U.S. flag flies above a razorwire-topped fence at the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay on December 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool (CUBA)

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.…

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Events

The Council of Councils Thirteenth Regional Conference

Oct 30-Nov 1, 2022
Participants at the CoC thirteenth regional conference.
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Council of Councils Sixth Virtual Conference

Sep 6, 2022
Participants at the CoC sixth virtual conference.
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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.

A Spy Satellite orbiting the cloud covered Earth

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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Bridging the Climate Finance Gap
Any hope of achieving the Paris Agreement targets now rests on an unprecedented transformation away from fossil fuels....
Mar 04, 2023 by Promit Mookherjee, ORF
Into the Blue: The Role of the Ocean in Climate Policy
As the challenges of land-based carbon dioxide removal approaches are increasingly recognized, the ocean may become the new “blue” frontier for carbon...
Mar 01, 2023 by Miranda Böttcher, Oliver Geden, and Felix Schenuit, SWP
Global Data Flows Require a New Forum for Governance
Digitization has made data omnipresent in commerce, but global trade fora discussions have made apparent the conflicting interests at stake....
Mar 01, 2023 by Amrita Vasudevan, CIGI
Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2023 Edition
The annual Asia Power Index measures resources and influence to assess the relative power of states in Asia....
Feb 06, 2023 by Lowy Institute, Lowy Institute
Advocates of Friendshoring Have Not Reckoned with Digital Trade
This piece argues that friendshoring is should not be considered a multilateral engagement, as this is commonly understood, since only friends are inv...
Feb 02, 2023 by Hector Torres, CIGI
Sino-American Rivalry Fuels a New Cold War in Space
Competition between the United States and China will almost certainly drive the militarization of space....
Dec 15, 2022 by Daniel Araya, CIGI
Building Global Prosperity
The G7 has launched a partnership to help developing countries ‘build back better’ after COVID-19....
Dec 09, 2022 by , Chatham House
The Time for a Global Digital Conclave Is Now
The global patchwork of digital and tech governance is emerging far too slowly....
Sep 26, 2022 by Michael Den Tandt, CIGI
More Integration, Less Autonomy: The EU in Europe’s New Order
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not just shattered what was left of Europe’s post-Cold War order....
Sep 23, 2022 by Riccardo Alcaro, IAI
BRICS and the Russia-Ukraine War: A Global Rebalance?
Russia’s actions have the potential to compromise the BRICS’ position on territorial integrity, sovereignty, and non-interference....
Sep 19, 2022 by Jordan McLean and Luanda Mpungose, SAIIA
Relevance of a Nonproliferation Treaty Put to the Test
The Tenth NPT Review Conference met amid a tumultuous time for nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament....
Sep 05, 2022 by Isabel Bosman, SAIIA
Why Gas Price Caps and Consumer Subsidies are Both Extremely Costly and Ultimately Futile
Gas or electricity price subsidies would likely lead to a vicious cycle of costlier imports and larger subsidies....
Sep 02, 2022 by Daniel Gros, CEPS

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