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Events
Andrew Light Speaker Tour in Europe May 14, 2013 / Berlin, Germany; Brussels, BelgiumGMF Senior Fellow Andrew Light participated in a speaking tour in Europe to discuss opportunities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy policy in the second Obama administration.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
G20 Meeting Starts in Seoul
November 10, 2010
To offer insight and analysis on the G20 Summit in Seoul, the Club de Madrid and FRIDE, with the support of the German Marshall Fund, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, and the Korean Institute for Economic Policy engaged with the Korean G20 Presidency in the months leading up to the summit to offer specific recommendations for the G20, which have been published in a final report titled “The G20’s Role in the Post Crisis World”
Conversation with Carlos Westendorp, Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
Sean Mulvaney, Director of the Economic Policy Program at the German Marshall Fund and Carlos Westendorp, Secretary General of the Club de Madrid, discuss the G20’s architecture and its possible future role as a flexible steering group both for political and economic multilateral institutions. In his comments, Mr. Westendorp discusses the importance of the G20 to foster sustainable growth and south-south coordination as instruments for development. The speaker also touches on the possibility of formalizing an outreach process vis-à-vis non-G20 members to ensure the effectiveness and legitimacy of the G20.
Conversation with Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile, Member of Club
de Madrid
In 2010, the Club de Madrid and FRIDE, with the support of the German Marshall Fund of the US, the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, and the Korean Institute for Economic Policy engaged with the Korean G20 Presidency to analyze the crucial questions to be addressed by the G20. The project culminated in a Report titled “The G20’s Role in the Post-Crisis World”, which offers policy recommendations on crucial questions facing the G20 ranging from ensuring its legitimacy and effectiveness, to reforming international financial institutions, establishing accountability mechanisms, and setting development priorities as the G20 begins to define its future role in the international system. For more information on the report, please click here.
20 Seoul Summit
Kati Suominen, GMF Resident Fellow, and Jenny Shipley, former Prime Minister of New Zealand discuss the importance of free trade and the Doha Round negotiations in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Prime Minister Shipley also stresses the importance of reforming the governance structures of the IMF and the World Bank, and how the institutions interrelate with the G20, to achieve a more equal conversation regarding global economic challenges than has historically been the case within the G8.
In 2010, the Club de Madrid and FRIDE, with the support of the German Marshall Fund of the US, the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, and the Korean Institute for Economic Policy engaged with the Korean G20 Presidency to analyze the crucial questions to be addressed by the G20. The project culminated in a Report titled “The G20’s Role in the Post-Crisis World”, which offers policy recommendations on crucial questions facing the G20 ranging from ensuring its legitimacy and effectiveness, to reforming international financial institutions, establishing accountability mechanisms, and setting development priorities as the G20 begins to define its future role in the international system. For more information on the report, please click here.
