The G20's role in the post-crisis world
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FRIDE and the Club of Madrid have carried out a comprehensive project, with the aim of advising Korea ahead of the G20 summit. The result is a wide-ranging analysis on the G20’s role in the post-crisis world, including:
- Executive Summary: Recommendations to the Government of Korea
-8 Policy Briefs
• The G20: Panacea or window-dressing? Giovanni Grevi
• The G20 and broader multilateral reform. John Kirton
• The G20 and the global governance of development. Nils-Sjard Schulz
• The G20 and global financial governance. José Antonio Ocampo and
Stephany Griffith-Jones
• A Southern perspective on the reform of international financial
institutions. Peter Draper and Memory Dube
• A development agenda for the G20. Rajiv Kumar
• The G20 and the multilateral trade impasse. Diana Tussie
• The G20 and development: The Korean agenda. Deok Ryong Yoon
The EU's Role in World Politics
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Europe is in retreat from liberal internationalism. This book argues that the EU needs to reassess its policies if it is to defend the kind of liberal world order necessary for its own and other countries’ long-term interests.
Are the Millennium Development Goals proving counter-productive?

The International Court of Justice and future of Kosovo

The International Court of Justice has endorsed Kosovo’s declaration of independence. However, it seems that politics, not the Court’s ruling, will determine the future of Kosovo.
EU cooperation with the African Union: Problems and potential

The European Union is considering a privileged partnership with the African Union. There is an opportunity to renew and simplify EU-Africa relations and focus more on security cooperation and good governance.
Is the EU losing credibility in Palestine?

The EU has lost credibility in Palestine since its political boycott of Hamas. Following the Israeli attack on the Gaza Flotilla and the resulting diplomatic reverberations, the EU should re-energise its approach to democracy promotion and focus on Palestinian civil society.











