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G20 agrees G8 talks on Doha in June | Top News | Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The G20 summit has agreed to try to kick start stalled Doha trade liberalisation talks at the next G8 meeting, an EU diplomat said on Thursday.
So ... What Was Achieved At The G-20 Meeting? - Forbes.com
Judged against the low expectations before the G-20 meeting, the outcome of the London summit meeting was not too bad. The G-20 communiqué signaled one clear and important achievement: beefing up the resources of the International Monetary Fund substantia
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Finally, the G-20 leaders have said that they will meet again. In some ways, this might be the most important outcome. After the first G-20 summit, there was the distinct possibility of lapsing back into the G-7 mode. After two G-20 summits, that possibility receded slightly. After three G-20 summits, we can more safely assume that the G-20 is here to stay and the days of the G-7 as the focus of international decision-making are gone. That is a very positive development.
G Whiz: David Shorr: democracyarsenal.org
The more familiar and established Group of Eight industrialized powers plus Russia had already been groping around for years, searching for a good way to pull China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Mexico into closer consultation. To some in the latter g
Our Teetering Place and our Opportunity for Leadership in the World : Canadian Election 2008
...they argued that Canada’s interests lie in the G-20, not the G-8. They noted that “Canada is fortunate to be part of the G20. If there were a clean slate and a calculus made as to the most important eight countries, Canada would not be in the room.” Th
Shaking Up the Boardroom at World Government Inc. - NYTimes.com
Even before Israel launched attacks on Gaza last week, Barack Obama’s incoming national security team understood that the consuming demands of crises could all too easily eclipse the transformational agenda on foreign affairs that Mr. Obama advanced durin
UofT G8 Information Centre: What is the G8?
Since 1975, the heads of state or government of the major industrial democracies have been meeting annually to deal with the major economic and political issues facing their domestic societies and the international community as a whole. The six countries
Regional Voices in Global Governance: A Natural Progression (Part I) by ...
Global summitry began in November 1975 at Rambouillet in France, prompted by the first oil shock and the subsequent international monetary crisis.
Nina Hachigian: The G20 summit is the perfect opportunity for serious reform | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The G20's potential is exciting. Until now, no forum invited emerging powers like China, India and Brazil to have a real say in global governance, not to mention offering a voice to other significant regional economic players like South Africa, Mexico, In
Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV) by Lex Rieffel - The Globalist
In the final part of his series, Lex Rieffel of the Brookings Institution sees 2010 as an exceptional opportunity for change which could result in the creation of a combined G-8/G-20 Summit in mid-2011. With Barack Obama still in his first term, he predic
Regional Voices in Global Governance: Changing the G-8? (Part III) by Lex Rieffel - The Globalist
As more nations are included in the G-8 process, many are questioning what the future of the forum may be. In the third part of his series, Lex Rieffel of the Brookings Institution looks towards the changing dynamics of Italy’s July Summit — and what lies
Regional Voices in Global Governance: A Natural Progression (Part I) by Lex Rieffel - The Globalist
The "geometry" of global summitry is in flux. A new global governance forum will eventually emerge from the existing G-8 and G-20. As Lex Rieffel explains, several factors point toward the emergence of a G-15 consisting of five "old powers," five "new pow
Regional Voices in Global Governance: The Role of Advocacy (Part II) by Lex Rieffel - The Globalist
Among the powerful members of the G-8 and G-20, which countries serve as advocates not just for themselves, but for their entire region? And what motivates them to do so? Lex Rieffel of the Brookings Institution explains how Indonesia is able to speak for
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The G20 summit should continue as it is the most important place to discuss how to lead the world economy out of the current swamp, said experts. The G20 summit is playing an increasingly powerful role in integrating efforts to fight against the global cr
Forget about protectionism, it's doubtful that the G20 meeting can accomplish anything at all | David Rothkopf
It could, in fact, be that the single biggest achievement of the G20 has already happened. In fact, it happened even before the group was first convened on November 15th in Washington. It came the moment the invitations for that meeting were sent out reve
Perspectives on better global economic governance (1) by Kemal Dervİş*
On the other hand, there is a set of more ad hoc, informal arrangements of the G7, G8, G8+5 or G-20 type. Call them the G-N. These two forms of international cooperation are complementary. Both need to be improved to enhance global governance. The informa
Global mess gives birth to new era
The simple fact it is the G20, not the Group of Eight, that is trying to resolve the crisis acknowledges the change that has rocked the world. For the first time, some of the fastest-growing and emerging market economies - not just the United States, Cana
Tough calls required
The US has resisted the expansion of the “steering committee” of global security represented the Security Council. Following the global economic crisis triggered off by US, Bush chose to deal with it in a larger multilateral framework than the G7/G8 by co
Ex-IMF head says Asia should take lead in global reforms | ABS-CBN News Online Beta
To recover from the ongoing economic crisis and to prevent it from happening again, the world should make way for a new architecture of global governance, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday. Speaking at a forum organized
AFP: Negroponte backs China in G8
Former senior US diplomat John Negroponte said Friday it was unfathomable to exclude China from the Group of Eight, despite US opposition to expanding the elite club of rich nations.
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