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November 10, 2009
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China has benefited enormously from Western-dominated global structures, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick, and Washington now expects it to contribute more significantly to world order.
See more in China, International Peace and Security, Diplomacy, U.S. Strategy and Politics
October 13, 2009
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China's continued impressive growth is by no means assured, writes CFR's Steven Dunaway. Without basic changes to its economic model, including rule of law reforms, it could face considerable struggles, he says.
See more in China, Economic Development, Trade
September 22, 2009
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Surveys during the past decade show consistent support among Americans for the UN's role in the world order but also worry about its dysfunctions. CFR's Stewart Patrick says President Barack Obama should echo these sentiments in his UN address.
See more in United States, International Organizations, Diplomacy
Updated: September 21, 2009
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President Obama's first appearance before the UN General Assembly is an opportunity to reassert U.S. leadership at the world body on issues from nonproliferation to peacekeeping, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick.
See more in United States, International Organizations, Diplomacy
August 6, 2009
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CFR's Bronwyn Bruton says the U.S.-Ethiopia security partnership is undermining U.S. counterterror goals in Somalia. If the United States hopes to play a constructive role in Somalia, it must address democracy backsliding in Ethiopia, she says.
See more in Ethiopia, Somalia, International Peace and Security
June 10, 2009
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Northeast Asian regional security talks appear increasingly doomed since North Korea's latest missile and nuclear tests. CFR's Sheila Smith argues the talks are worth reviving.
See more in North Korea, Proliferation
May 13, 2009
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The election of the United States to the much criticized UN Human Rights Council must be used by Washington to help revive the UN's entire rights architecture, writes CFR's Kara McDonald.
See more in Human Rights, International Organizations
April 7, 2009
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Overfishing and environmental strain have put U.S. oceans in serious trouble. CFR's Scott Borgerson says a new report by the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative lays out a blueprint for better marine management.
See more in United States, Energy/Environment
Updated: April 7, 2009
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CFR Senior Fellow Steven A. Cook argues that in an era of diminished resources for the United States, Turkey can play a critical and constructive role in the Middle East.
See more in Turkey, Middle East, International Peace and Security
March 23, 2009
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CFR's Stewart Patrick and Kaysie Brown argue that the United States must take a hard line with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if it hopes to end the crisis in Darfur.
See more in Sudan, Human Rights
March 19, 2009
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CFR fellow Peter Navario says the debate over the impact of billions of HIV dollars on developing countries' health systems misses the point: such aid can address both HIV treatment and improved health systems.
See more in Global Health, Foreign Aid
March 13, 2009
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While some G-20 leaders want to map out a "New Deal for the Twenty-First Century," CFR's Stewart Patrick says they risk spawning a twenty-first century version of the Great Depression if they don't agree on coordinated short-term steps to stimulate economic activity and to ensure both credit and trade flow freely.
See more in Economics, Financial Crises
November 25, 2008
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Russia's toughest economic challenge since the collapse of 1998 could lead it to a less confrontational foreign policy and a loss of international standing, writes CFR's Stephen Sestanovich.
See more in Russian Fed., Economic Development, Financial Crises
November 20, 2008
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CFR Senior Fellow Michael Levi writes that the financial crisis will affect U.S. near-term efforts to deal with energy security and climate change.
See more in Climate Change
November 20, 2008
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CFR Senior Fellow Laurie Garrett writes that the United States cannot afford to reduce its foreign assistance spending, even though it faces its toughest budgetary challenge since the Great Depression.
See more in United States, Financial Crises, Global Health
November 17, 2008
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CFR's Latin America Studies Program outlines the implications of the global financial crisis for Latin America.
See more in Americas, Central America, South America, Economics, Emerging Markets, International Finance
November 14, 2008
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The Gulf and the financial crisis.
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Welcome to the home of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Supported by the Robina Foundation, the IIGG Program seeks to identify critical weaknesses in current frameworks for multilateral cooperation; propose specific reforms reflective of new global circumstances; and promote constructive U.S. leadership in building the capacities of existing organizations and in sponsoring new, more effective regional and global institutions and partnerships. On this site you'll find information on our activities and publications. You will also find a list of CFR contributors.
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Kaysie Brown
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Research Associate
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Preeti Bhattacharji
Research Associate, International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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