About CIGI. World-Leading Think Tank on International Governance. Vision. Mission. Beliefs

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1 About CIGI World-Leading Think Tank on International Governance Founded in 2001, The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance challenges. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI aims to anticipate emerging trends in international governance and to strengthen multilateral responses to the world s most pressing problems. CIGI advances policy ideas and debate by conducting studies, forming networks and convening scholars, practitioners and policy makers. By operating an active program of publications, events, conferences and workshops, CIGI builds capacity to effect change in international public policy. CIGI is advised by an International Advisory Board. The organization is housed in the historic former Seagram Museum building in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by Research In Motion (RIM) co-ceo and philanthropist Jim Balsillie, who also serves as CIGI s chair. CIGI is funded by private and public donations. It gratefully acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. Vision CIGI strives to be the world s leading think tank on international governance, with recognized impact on significant global problems. Mission CIGI will build bridges from knowledge to power, conducting world-leading research and analysis, and influencing policy makers to innovate. Beliefs CIGI believes that better international governance can improve the lives of people everywhere, by increasing prosperity, ensuring global sustainability, addressing inequality and safeguarding human rights and promoting a more secure world. August 11, 2011

2 Programs CIGI s Policy Research OcCurs in Four Areas Global Economy GLOBAL Development Addressing the need for sustainable and balanced economic growth, the Global Economy program is a central area of CIGI expertise. Its importance was heightened by the global financial crisis of 2009, which gave impetus to formation of the G20 leaders summits a development for which CIGI experts had advocated. Environment and Energy This program of CIGI research and policy analysis explores issues such as aid, health, education and equality from an international governance perspective. Projects include the Africa Initiative, a five-year undertaking with Makerere University examining policies in health, migration and the crosscutting issue of climate change. Global Security Planet Earth faces severe and growing stresses as a result of human development and consumption. The Environment and Energy program at CIGI focuses on governance issues related to climate change, geoengineering and alternative energy. Ideas arising from CIGI s fall 2010 conference, Climate of Action, are helping to define the program. Since humans first began to deploy weaponry in intertribal warfare, our greatest danger has been, collectively, from ourselves and at no time has the risk been greater than in the modern age, with its weapons of mass destruction. CIGI s Global Security program focuses on a range of issues in peace, conflict, security and building states.

3 Publications Advancing Policy Ideas and Debate The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) produces policy-oriented publications books, conference and special reports, paper series, commentaries and policy briefs written by CIGI s distinguished academics, experienced practitioners and researchers. Through its publications program, CIGI aims to inform decision makers, foster dialogue and debate on policyrelevant ideas and strengthen multilateral responses to the most significant international governance issues. With a solid foundation of comprehensive research and rich international experience, CIGI s mission is to build bridges from knowledge to power, by being the leading global resource on international governance informing policy makers, scholars, practitioners and the interested public. CIGI G20 Resources: recent releases Challenges and Opportunities for the French Presidency: The G and Beyond Conference Report and Background Papers For more on the G20, see: National Perspectives on Global Leadership: Soundings Series Summitry and Public Perceptions Preface by Colin Bradford For more on the NPGL Soundings Series, see: The G20 Agenda and Process: Analysis and Insight by CIGI Experts Compiled and with an introduction by Max Brem For all CIGI G20 commentaries, see: Challenges and OppOrtunities for the french presidency nd papers G and BeyonD national perspectives on Global leadership SoundinGS SerieS: Summitry and public pe THE G20 AGENDA AND PROCESS Analysis and Insight by CIGI Experts Compiled and with an introduction by Max Brem JUST PUBlished Joint CIGI and Chatham house report Preventing Crises and Promoting Economic Growth: A Framework for International Policy Cooperation Paola Subacchi and Paul Jenkins The way in which nations design their economic policies is woefully inadequate to prevent financial and economic crises, according to this report copublished by CIGI and Chatham House, governments need to grasp the international implications of their domestic policies, recognizing that their decisions can cause ripples across an integrated world economy. RECENT BOOKS by cigi fellows Getting Back in the Game: A Foreign Policy Playbook for Canada Paul Heinbecker Has Canada lost its place in the world? Are we destined for a future as a middle power, denied a seat at the grown-ups table? Paul Heinbecker, CIGI distinguished fellow, career diplomat and former permanent ambassador to the UN strongly disagrees. Order this book at: Internet Gambling Offshore Caribbean Struggles over Casino Capitalism Andrew F. Cooper The global gambling market is estimated to be worth some US$335 billion and offshore Internet gambling is taking an increasing share of this lucrative market. This is the first major study dealing with Internet gambling as an integral component of the world economy. Order this book at: Download CIGI papers and reports free from:

4 Publications CIGI G20 Papers DIRECTEUR: TREVOR FINDLAY global governance The Dark Side of Globalization Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur The Financial Stability Board and International Standards Eric Helleiner CIGI G20 Paper No. 1 Making the Summit Process Work: Some Proposals for Improving Effectiveness and Legitimacy Barry Carin, Gordon Smith, Paul Heinbecker and Ramesh Thakur CIGI G20 Paper No. 2 The G20 and the Post-Crisis Economic Order Andrew F. Cooper and Colin Bradford CIGI G20 Paper No. 3 Special Reports The Financial Stability Board: An Effective Fourth Pillar of Global Economic Governance? Published by the United Nations University Press in cooperation with CIGI, this new book asks how governments, international organizations and civil society can mute the baleful effects of globalization while maximizing the beneficial consequences. Order this book at: Addressing International Governance Challenges The Financial Stability Board: An Effective Fourth Pillar of Global Economic Governance? Eric Helleiner, Ngaire Woods and Stephany Griffith-Jones Special Report The Financial Stability Board: An Effective Fourth Pillar of Global Economic Governance? Edited by Stephany Griffith-Jones, Eric Helleiner and Ngaire Woods XXX-XXX-XXXX The Centre for International Governance Innovation Policy Brief CIGI POLICY BRIEFS CIGI Policy Briefs present topical, policy-relevant research across CIGI s main research themes.written on an occasional basis by CIGI s research fellows and staff, this series aims to inform and enhance debate among policy makers and scholars on multifaceted global issues. Available for download at: 20 September 2010 no. Improving the Governance of the Food Aid Convention: Which Way Forward? Jennifer Clapp and C. Stuart Clark Key Points The Food Aid Convention (FAC), the international agreement that sets out the rules and donor commitments governing food aid for the world s hungry, is under renegotiation with a deadline of June The FAC s outdated governance mechanisms have damaged the Convention s overall effectiveness and legitimacy. The FAC needs to become more transparent, coordinate better with other organizations, increase stakeholder participation and strengthen arm s length monitoring and evaluation. Moving the Convention s governance to Paris or Rome instead of London has been proposed because of the proximity to related international organizations. Such a move, however, may not address all of the governance problems. The creation of a technical review committee that would foster the necessary coordination with external bodies with expertise in food aid, food security and humanitarian assistance could improve the FAC s governance and legitimacy regardless of its location. Introduction Informal talks began in mid-2010 on renegotiating the FAC with a view to adopting a new agreement by June The FAC is an international agreement that sets out the rules and minimum commitments for member countries which donate international food aid to feed hungry people in developing countries. The existing Convention is dated and requires revision on a number of fronts (Clay 2010; Hoddinott, Cohen and Barrett 2008; Barrett and Maxwell 2006), particularly in the current context of high food insecurity and volatile world food markets (FAO 2009a; FAO 2010). The effectiveness of the FAC as a mechanism to provide appropriate and predictable minimum levels of food aid to those in need has been diminishing to the point of virtual invisibility in the midst of the recent food price crisis a clear illustration of its fading legitimacy. Improving the Governance of the Food Aid Convention: Which Way Forward? Jennifer Clapp and C. Stuart Clark, CIGI Policy Brief #20 cigionline.org Policy Briefs Leadership and the Global Governance Agenda: Three Voices Alan S. Alexandroff, David Shorr and Wang Zaibang The Africa Initiative CIGI Special Report Climate Change in Africa: Adaptation, Mitigation and Governance Challenges Developing Countries Even China Cannot Rescue the World Economy Manmohan Agarwal, CIGI Policy Brief #18 L ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE ET LA GOUVERNANCE MONDIALE À L HORIZON 2030 Plan d action At a time when the US, Canada and their coalition partners are re-evaluating their roles Edited by Mark Sedra and exit strategies in Afghanistan and other broken states, this book provides a crucial understanding of the complexities of reforming and transforming the security and justice architecture of the state. Climate Change in Africa: Adaptation, Mitigation and Governance Challenges Hany Besada and Nelson Sewankambo CIGIONLINE.ORG Addressing International Governance Challenges PROJET PERSPECTIVES DE L ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE Eric Helleiner CIGIONLINE.ORG THE FUTURE OF SECURITY SECTOR REFORM CIGI s Nuclear Energy Futures Papers present research commissioned by the Nuclear Energy Futures Project, which examined the scope of the purported nuclear energy revival over the coming two decades and its implications for global governance. NUCLEAR ENERGY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE TO 2030 An Action Plan L ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE ET LA GOUVERNANCE MONDIALE À L HORIZON 2030: Plan d action The Future of Security Sector Reform ebook, Editor Mark Sedra Nuclear Energy Futures Project NUCLEAR ENERGY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE TO 2030: An Action Plan Emanating from CIGI s G20 work program, the CIGI G20 Papers seek to examine and understand options for the G20 agenda and institutional issues, such as the response to the economic crisis. CIGI G20 Papers No. 1, June 2010 The Financial Stability Board and International Standards PRÉSIDENTE: LOUISE FRÉCHETTE Security Sector Reform NUCLEAR ENERGY FUTURES PROJECT CHAIR: LOUISE FRÉCHETTE DIRECTOR: TREVOR FINDLAY Addressing International Governance Challenges The Nuclear Energy Futures Project was chaired by Louise Fréchette and directed by Trevor Findlay. CIGI outputs from the project include: Nuclear Energy and Global Governance to 2030: An Action Plan and The Future of Nuclear Energy to 2030 and Its Implications for Safety, Security and Nonproliferation: Final Report released in five parts Overview, Part 1: The Future of Nuclear Energy to 2030, Part 2: Nuclear Safety, Part 3: Nuclear Security and Part 4: Nuclear Nonproliferation. Caribbean Papers The Centre for International Governance Innovation THE CARIBBEAN PAPERS A Project on Caribbean Economic Governance The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Towards a New Era for Caribbean Trade Diana Thorburn, John Rapley, Damien King and Collette Campbell Caribbean Paper No. 10 September 2010 An electronic version of this publication is available for download at: Addressing International Governance Challenges Outputs of CIGI s Caribbean Economic Governance Project, the Caribbean Papers present and discuss policy issues relevant to the Caribbean region s economic future. The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Towards a New Era for Caribbean Trade John Rapley, Diana Thorburn, Damien King and Collette Campbell Caribbean Paper #10 Edited by Hany Besada and Nelson K. Sewankambo Visit the Africa Portal at for more information. Africa.indd :49 AM Download CIGI papers and reports free from:

5 CIGI Campus New Facility to open in 2011 The CIGI Campus, located in Waterloo, Ontario, is a $50-million construction project. It will create a hub of Canadian-based study and research in international affairs. The campus will be home to institutions that are partnerships between The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and other institutions. An incubator of ideas will result from the physical proximity of a global think tank and related schools and research centres. The campus includes the Balsillie School of International Affairs, established in The school is a partnership among the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and CIGI. Other elements may include a proposed masters program in international law and other academic and research institutions. This project received federal and provincial funding totaling $50 million through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program and Ontario s 2009 budget. The land for the CIGI Campus was generously donated to CIGI under a 99-year lease a contribution valued at $5 million.

6 The Balsillie School of International Affairs is a collaborative partnership among CIGI, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, and represents the largest initiative in the social sciences in Canadian history. With over 30 affiliated faculty, including the CIGI Chairs, the Balsillie School has Contacts Dr. Andrew Thompson Program Officer, Global Governance Programs (MA and PhD) University of Waterloo , ext asthompson@balsillieschool.ca assembled several experts in a variety of disciplines that contribute to the analysis of the challenges of governance in an increasingly complex global environment. Emphasizing small class size and individual contact with faculty, the programs admit eight doctoral students and 30 master s-level students each year. PhD in Global Governance The PhD in Global Governance (offered jointly by Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo) is a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary examination of power and authority in the global arena. Graduate students in the program examine the variety of actors, institutions, ideas, rules, and processes that contribute to the management of global society. In addition to international organizations and inter-state relations, the study of global governance examines the various non-state actors as well as the realities of contemporary life that contribute to the establishment and functioning of global rules, norms and institutions. The Global Governance PhD program interrogates the concepts, tools, and assumptions that have served scholars in the past and assesses new approaches for addressing contemporary and future challenges. MA in Global Governance The MA in Global Governance (offered by the University of Waterloo) goes beyond the rigidities and formalities of established academic boundaries by drawing on a variety of disciplines, including economics, politics, history, and environmental studies. Designed to be completed in sixteen months, the program typically consists of two terms of course work; a third term as an intern working on global governance issues in the public or private sector, a research institute or NGO; followed by a fourth term in which student complete a Major Research Paper (MRP) on a specific research topic of their choosing relating to the study of global governance. Ms. April Wettig Graduate Program Assistant, Global Governance Programs University of Waterloo , ext awettig@uwaterloo.ca Ms. Kelly Brown Senior Administrative Assistant, Master s in International Public Policy and PhD in Global Governance Wilfrid Laurier University , ext kbrown@wlu.ca Master s in International Public Policy An intensive, one year, interdisciplinary master s program, the Master s in International Public Policy (MIPP, offered by Wilfrid Laurier University) provides graduate training for individuals looking to pursue or enhance careers in international or global policy development, implementation and evaluation. MIPP students complete three terms of course work, each of which builds a specific skill set; skills in public sector economics, policy analysis and research tools.

7 PEOPLE Operating Board of Directors Jim Balsillie Chair of the Board Cosimo Fiorenza Secretary Dennis Kavelman Treasurer Scott Burk Maureen O Neil Andrés Rozental Carmen Sylvain International Board of Governors Jorge Braga de Macedo is President, Tropical Research Institute; professor at the Faculty of Economics of Nova University, Lisbon; former Finance Minister (Portugal). Ahmed Galal is Managing Director, Economic Research Forum (Egypt). Maureen O Neil is President and CEO, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. Rohinton Medhora is Vice President, Program and Partnership Branch, International Development Research Centre. Andrés Rozental was a career diplomat for Mexico for more than 35 years. Diana Tussie is Director of the Research Program on International Economic Institutions, FLACSO, Argentina, and founding director of the Latin American Trade Network (Argentina). Ngaire Woods is Director, Global Economic Governance Programme; Fellow in Politics and International Relations, University College, University of Oxford (UK). CIGI Executives Thomas A. Bernes, Executive Director David Dewitt, Vice President of Programs (Effective July 1, 2011) Mohamed Hamoodi, Vice President of Government Affairs J. Fred Kuntz, Vice President of Public Affairs Neve Peric, Vice President of Operations Max Brem, Senior Director for Publications Mark Menard, Senior Director of Finance Experts Manmohan Agarwal Senior Visiting Fellow South Asian studies International trade India - economic development Jason J. Blackstock for Energy and the Environment Climate science and policy Nuclear energy and non-proliferation Geo-engineering Paul Blustein Senior Visiting Fellow International economic institutions Global financial crisis International trade Colin Bradford Millenium Development Goals The global economy, globalization and global governance Latin America, East Asia, Europe Barry Carin Governance of international organizations Millenium Development Goals Gregory Chin and Acting Director of the Global Development Program China s global economic expansion Emerging powers and global governance reform Asian regionalism Jennifer Clapp CIGI Chair International food trade International agricultural trade and the WTO International waste management issues Stephen Clarkson Canadian political economy North American governance Canadian federal politics William D. Coleman CIGI Chair in Globalization and Public Policy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs Globalization studies Global public policy Agriculture and food regulation Andrew F. Cooper Global governance reform Celebrity diplomacy Canadian/comparative foreign policy Trevor Findlay Nuclear energy Disarmament, arms control and nonproliferation Weapons of mass destruction Louise Fréchette Nuclear energy proliferation United Nations and reform Conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding (continued on back)

8 PEOPLE (continued from front) Paul Freston CIGI Chair of Religion and Politics in Global Context at the Balsillie School of International Affairs Religion and global politics Religion and globalization Paul Heinbecker Canadian foreign policy, including the UN, G20, international security, arms control and disarmament U.S. foreign policy Jorge Heine and CIGI Chair Multilateralism Latin American politics (Chile, Cuba, Haiti) Theory and practice of diplomacy Eric Helleiner CIGI Chair in International Political Economy North-South financial relations Shifting international monetary power International financial regulation Keith W. Hipel Systems thinking in conflict resolution Sustainable development Fair resources allocation Kathryn Hochstetler CIGI Chair of Governance in the Americas in the Balsillie School of International Affairs Environmental politics in Brazil and Latin America Social movements and protest in Latin America Failed presidents Thomas Homer-Dixon CIGI Chair Environment and Energy Social adaptation to complex change Climate change, energy scarcity, global security Causes of ethno-nationalist conflict Sue Horton CIGI Chair in Global Health Economics Economics of public health, nutrition Development economics Paul Jenkins International economic institutions International economic policy coordination Maurice Kugler CIGI Chair in International Public Policy Development Globalization and economic development International trade and finance Foreign direct investment Bessma Momani International financial institutions Foreign policy to the Middle East Middle Eastern economics David Runnalls and Acting Director of the Environment and Energy Program Environment Climate change Sustainability Susan M. Schadler Senior Visiting Fellow Sovereign debt crisis Global financial institutions European emerging market economies Daniel Schwanen Economic growth and innovation Canada s external trade policy North American regional integration Mark Sedra State failure and state building Afghanistan International security Nelson Sewankambo Director, Africa Initiative Climate change and health in Africa African health capacity, HIV/AIDS Pierre Siklos Monetary economics Asian economies International finance Gordon Smith G20, G8 summit reform, global governance Canadian foreign and defence policy Debra Steger International trade law and policy International investment policy David Welch Interim Director and CIGI Chair of Global Security at the Balsillie School of International Affairs International security Peace and conflict studies John Whalley Globalization World Trade Organization (WTO) International economic relations Simon Zadek Senior Visiting Fellow Corporate accountability and sustainability Green growth Collaborative governance Media Contacts Declan Kelly Communications Specialist dkelly@cigionline.org x356 Kevin Dias Communications Specialist kdias@cigionline.org x238