
Policy Area
Multilateralism and Global Governance
POLICY BRIEFS
Policy Briefs contain recommendations or visions and cover policy areas that are of interest to G20 policymakers. The majority of the Policy Briefs has been developed by a corresponding Think20 Task Force.
T20 Recommendations Reports tie related policy proposals made under different G20 Presidencies into a common policy advice framework. They aim to leverage connections between T20 research organizations as well as other stakeholders to address well-defined global problems, in order to support G20 policymakers and to aid business and civil society organizations in complementing G20 policy efforts.
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G20 2021
A G20 tech diplomacy -
G20 2021
Identifying ultimate beneficial owners: a risk-based approach to improving the transparency of international financial flows -
G20 2021
Strengthening multilateralism and multi-stakeholder partnerships in international development cooperation -
G20 2021
Global legal standards: pathways to reorganise globalisation -
G20 2021
How to systematise G20 engagement with African multilateralism -
G20 2021
G20 global annual risk report -
G20 2021
An open, flexible and “fit-for-purpose” multilateralism -
G20 2021
A transformative gender approach to fighting corruption in low- and middle-income countries -
G20 2021
Cryptocurrencies and state power: harnessing the benefits of DLT through multilateralism -
G20 2021
Building a more inclusive, people-centered multilateralism -
G20 2021
Diplomacy and interferences in social media: contrasting disinformation and protecting multilateralism -
G20 2021
Deepening G20-UN system cooperation to foster socio-economic recovery from the pandemic and reduce inequality worldwide: towards a G20+ -
G20 2020
At the interface of security and development – Adressing fragility through good governance of the security sector -
G20 2020
Reinvigorating multilateral cooperation during the Covid-19 crisis: The role of the G20 -
G20 2020
Reinforcing global climate governance to deliver higher ambition -
G20 2020
The future of multilateralism: responsible globalization that empowers citizens and leaves no one behind -
G20 2020
A new lifeline for the G20? The Role of african and european actors in enhancing its legitimacy and effectiveness -
G20 2020
Managing the transition to a multi-stakeholder artificial intelligence governance -
G20 2020
International political economy & future of multilateralism: A platform for cooperation for G20 sovereign wealth funds -
G20 2020
The cyber diplomacy of constructing norms in cyberspace -
G20 2020
An inclusive approach for addressing global challenges through coordination -
G20 2020
Joining forces: Reviving multilateralism through multi-stakeholder cooperation -
G20 2020
Coordinating committee for the governance of artificial intelligence -
G20 2020
The Future of Multilateralism: Towards A Responsible Globalization That Empowers Citizens And Leaves No One Behind -
G20 2020
Reinvigorating multilateral cooperation during the COVID-19 crisis: The role of the G20 -
G20 2020
Towards a Multilateral Consensus on Data Governance -
G20 2020
Lessons from a global crisis: coronavirus, the international order and the future of the EU -
G20 Japan
Transformation of Economic and Social Institutions for a New Era of Self-employment in High-income Countries -
G20 Japan
Rules-based Global Governance at Risk: Challenges of US Unilateralism and US-China Superpower Competition -
G20 Japan
Regional Trade Blocs as Supporting Structures in Global Governance -
G20 Japan
Promoting unity of corporate governance with global governance and social governance: Demanding commitment from corporate businesses on sustaining stable social foundation -
G20 Argentina
INNOVATING GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: BOTTOM-UP, THE INDUCTIVE APPROACH -
T20 Co-Chair Brief
G20 Argentina
The G20 at a Crossroads: The Future of Global Governance -
T20 Co-Chair Brief
G20 Argentina
Political Innovation for a Better Governance -
G20 Germany
A Fast-Paced Ever-Changing World Requires Agile Global Governance
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Global Solutions Journal G20/T20 Italy 2021 Edition
The Global Solutions Journal G20/T20 Italy 2021 Edition focuses on Italy’s G20 priorities, overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Digital Governance and New Measurement.
Authors from various sectors – politics, research, academia, business, and civil society – have contributed to this multifaceted edition.
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Global Solutions and 1014 Event: Young Voices on the Future of Multilateralism
“Multilateralism is under fire, precisely when we need it most”. This 2018 statement by UN Secretary António General Guterres seems more pressing now than ever before. The Covid-19 pandemic, an escalating climate crisis and protracted conflicts around the world underscore the exceptional urgency for more global coordination, multilateral solutions and the recoupling of economic, ecological and social wellbeing. Yet, today’s global order is marked by an increased reliance on unilateralism and zero-sum calculations. Major international climate and security agreements are in jeopardy and put our planet and the future of younger generations at risk. How can we transform the future of multilateralism? What role can and should the United Nations play? And how do younger generations envision this path?
This event was co-designed and facilitated by the Young Global Changers – a network of policy thinkers and innovators from around the world. The Young Global Changers are engaged in projects and activities that work towards the Recoupling of economic, political, environmental and social domains. With this event the Young Global Changers want to give room to youth-led initiatives – but also, to intergenerational dialogue. The event is a joint project by the Global Solutions Initiative and 1014. The activities will complement the ongoing UN global dialogue initiative, UN75.
See the recording here.
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S20 Saudi Arabia Communique
S20 Saudi Arabia 2020: Read the Communique here.
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Evolution of G20 Process: From Crisis Management to Development Cooperation
With two decades of functioning, the G20 Process seems to be maturing with a much wider scope of engagement among the member states. The G20 Summit Agenda has diversified from a finance focus to hard-core development issues. While it is being viewed as a welcome step by the global community from the perspective of an alternative forum for deliberations on common issues affecting the world, there is suspicion over the legitimacy, ownership and effectiveness of G20 commitments by the member states and the third countries. The article discusses the evolution of the G20 Agenda in that spirit.
Evolution of G20 Process: From Crisis Management to Development Cooperation
This article was written by Priyadarshi Dash, Prativa Shaw and Akansh Khandelwal. It was originally published in May 2019 in Vol. 1, No. 1 of G20 Digest.
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The G20 Needs to Show Leadership to Fight COVID-19
The G20 convened via teleconference to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the economic impact. But what should be done?
The G20 Needs to Show Leadership to Fight COVID-19
By John Bruton
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: Government vs. Community Action Across the United States
Using data from 40 million mobile devices across the US, this paper analyses how state and county governments’ non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) aimed at restricting social contact interact with individuals’ physical distancing behavior in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We use difference-in-differences and instrumental-variable approaches to find that such NPIs lead to a significant uptake in physical distancing. Our estimates show that shelter-in-place policies can increase time spent at home by as much as 39%. Nevertheless, individuals engage in limited physical distancing even in the absence of NPIs, once the virus takes hold in their area. Moreover, we show that governments are more likely to implement lock-down policies if they face a population that does not take physical distancing measures on its own. Our analysis suggests that non-causal econometric approaches studying how the uptake in physical distancing responds to lock-down policies will yield biased results. Exploiting county-level data, we document significant socio-economic heterogeneity in individuals’ responses to the spread of COVID-19 and to lock-downs, and show how state- and county-level policies interact.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Government vs. Community Action Across the United States
By Adam Brzezinski, Guido Deiana, Valentin Kecht and David Van Dijcke (University of Oxford – The Institute for New Economic Thinking)
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The COVID-19 pandemic: A letter to G-20 leaders
Read the letter sent to the G-20 leaders and signed by 20 economists, and global health experts. Prof. Nora Lustig, IPSP Coordinating Lead Author is among the signatures. The letter urges world leaders “to urgently provide the necessary resources to reduce the losses in human life and back up those most vulnerable. The required investment is minute compared to the social and economic costs of inaction. History will judge us harshly if we do not get this right.”
The COVID-19 pandemic: A letter to G-20 leaders
By IPSP
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Pandemic and Socialism
It is said that in a crisis everybody becomes a socialist; free markets take a back seat, to the benefit of the working people. During the second world war for instance, when universal rationing was introduced in Britain, the average worker became better nourished than before. Likewise, private companies get commandeered to produce goods for the war effort, thus introducing de facto planning.
Something of the sort is happening today under the impact of the pandemic. In country after country there is a socialization of healthcare and of production of some essential goods, which markedly departs from the capitalist norm; and the more severe the crisis the greater is the degree of socialization. Thus Spain, the second worst-hit European country after Italy, has nationalized all private hospitals to cope with the crisis: they are all now under the control of the government. Even Donald Trump is directing private companies to produce goods urgently needed during the pandemic. Tightening government control over production does not just characterize China at present; it marks U.S. policy as well, not to mention several European countries.
By Prabhat Patnaik (IPSP)
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The Action Imperative for the G20
COVID-19 unified G20 leaders at an extraordinary summit last week. An idea given a nudge by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here was an opportunity for all participants to put together a plan and make a pledge for international cooperation, focusing on four main themes. Next, will they be able to turn words into action?
The Action Imperative for the G20
By Rajiv Bhatia (Gateway House)
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Coronavirus is also a threat to democratic constitutions
Constitutions provide the legal principles for the governance of states, and their relationships with civil society. They are the rule books that make the nation-state effective, legitimate and decent. Most constitutions — the U.K. and the U.S. are rare exceptions — were forged in the aftermath of the second world war, or the cold war: for peacetime and normalcy. Can they survive the coronavirus crucible?
Coronavirus is also a threat to democratic constitutions
By Constanze Stelzenmüller (Brookings)
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Geopolitical symptoms of COVID-19: Narrative battles within the Eastern Partnership
The spread of the latest Coronavirus strain is not simply a health crisis. It has long taken on a geopolitical dimension. China and Russia are engaged in a ‘global battle of narratives’ over who is the most generous international power. In the geopolitical competition for Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, the European Union (EU) struggles to cut a good figure. The COVID-19 crisis could bring an EaP crisis.
Geopolitical symptoms of COVID-19: Narrative battles within the Eastern Partnership
By Mihai-Razvan Corman (Bertelsmann Stiftung) and Eliana Coraci (Bertelsmann Stiftung)