RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Colin I. Bradford, Johannes F. Linn and Paul Martin, December 2008, The Brookings Institution
Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada, and Senior Fellows Colin Bradford and Johannes Linn assess the successful G20 Summit, its impact on global governance and provide recommendations for President-elect Obama. They argue that the next administration can build an inclusive and cooperative summit group to resolve the current financial and economic crisis as well as address other major complex global challenges and opportunities. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Strobe Talbott, December 16, 2008, Spiegel Online
In a Spiegel interview, US foreign policy expert Strobe Talbott discusses the daunting foreign policy challenges facing Obama, the next president's desire to turn Americans into global citizens and the prospects for reinvigorated trans-Atlantic relations. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Jones, Carlos Pascual, Thomas Pickering, Stephen J. Stedman and Strobe Talbott, December 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Strobe Talbott and Thomas Pickering of the U.S. Advisory Group of the Managing Global Insecurity Project joined co-directors Carlos Pascual, Bruce Jones, and Stephen Stedman to assess several lessons of the current global financial crisis and resulting G20 summit. They argue that even though this is a trying time, it has brought about renewed prospects of broader cooperation, which is something the global community needs now more than ever. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Paul Blustein, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution
At the G20 summit, leaders pledged to strive to reach an agreement on the Doha Round this year and also resist the temptation to raise new barries to investment and trade. Paul Blustein, an expert on the WTO, discusses the outcome and what is ahead for the global trade agenda. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Lex Rieffel, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Despite having seats at the G-20 summit table, emerging market countries are only beginning to work within the broader system, argues Lex Rieffel in a new commentary post-summit, and big tasks lie ahead for the global financial system and the future of the G-8/G-20. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mauricio Cárdenas, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution
What were the biggest outcomes of the G-20 summit on the financial crisis? Mauricio Cardenas examines the results and notes which steps were worthwhile, what is next and what is left hanging. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Colin I. Bradford, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Following the G-20 summit, Colin Bradford analyses the outcomes of the meeting and the governance implications, noting the G-20 has now de facto replaced the G-8. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, November 14, 2008
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Washington, DC
For the first time, leaders of G-20 countries gathered in Washington for an emergency summit on the global financial crisis. Brookings experts discussed the critical issues, including what is at stake and what can be accomplished, at a briefing on Friday, November 14. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Erik Berglöf and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, November 2008, VoxEU.org
In a recent article, Erik Berglöf discusses what G-20 leaders must do to stabilise our economy and fix the financial system. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Carlos Pascual and Thomas Wright, November 13, 2008, The Brookings Institution and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
World leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. to respond to the international financial crisis. The Managing Global Insecurity project and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a special online forum of global perspectives on the summit. The result is an intriguing glimpse into pivotal issues that will continue to dominate discussions about the crisis. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
November 12, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Leaders from G-20 countries gathered in Washington, D.C. to address a financial crisis whose evolution highlights a dramatic shift in the global economy. In a new report, Brookings Global experts examine seven key issues at stake and make recommendations for next steps. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Lex Rieffel, November 12, 2008, The Globalist
As G-20 leaders prepared to meet in November, many called for a “Bretton Woods II” as the next step toward preventing future financial meltdowns. Lex Rieffel argues that this proposal is problematic because it lumps the World Bank with the IMF and argues for a strengthened IMF. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, October 30, 2008, The Financial Times
During this time of global financial crisis, Eswar Prasad argues that it is time for the IMF to enhance its relevancy through radical change and proposes two new ideas on how to fix the Fund. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Lex Rieffel, October 27, 2008, The Brookings Institution
In new commentary, Lex Rieffel examines the upcoming G-20 financial summit in Washington, scheduled for November 15, and discusses recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the discussions and the governance structure. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Colin I. Bradford and Johannes F. Linn, October 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution
President Bush recently announced that he has invited the G20, or the heads of state from the top 20 industrialized and developing economies, to join an economic summit in Washington on November 15. According to Johannes Linn and Colin Bradford, inviting the full G20 to discuss the current global financial crisis represents a critical step in reforming financial and economic stability, relations and institutions. Read More