TOPICS: ‘Global governance’
Why the World Needs AmericaJune 14, 2012 / Kati SuominenGlobal Trends 2030
The global economic order – the post-war framework of global governance built on rules-based institutions and free and open markets – is largely America’s creation. It has been the midwife of growth and globalization that have produced prosperity around the world.
Read more...Parallel Institutions as a Challenge to the Liberal OrderJune 04, 2012 / Thomas Kleine-BrockhoffGT2030.com
One of the dangers on the road to a polycentric world is the emergence of parallel institutions of global governance. The planned BRICS Development Bank is the most prominent example. The problem is: a development bank of this kind already exists. It is called the World Bank.
Read more...To Sustain a U.S.-Led Liberal Order, Incorporate the Global Swing StatesMay 28, 2012 / Daniel M. KlimanGlobal Trends 2030
If the U.S. can successfully enlarge the order’s current circle of supporters beyond its longtime democratic allies to include “global swing states,” today’s power shift will not culminate in the end of the Western world.
Read more...What Fate for Liberal Order in a Post-Western World?May 27, 2012 / Daniel TwiningGT2030.com
Over the next two decades, the relative power of major international actors will shift markedly. The NIC's draft Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds maps out three broad scenarios for how will the rise of the rest impact the international system.
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