#global summitry

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“The election of President Donald Trump upended the emerging structure of global climate mitigation policy codified by the 2015 Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)… As leadership at one level of governance retreats, it is hoped that another might take its place. Will subnational governments—cities, states, and provinces—step up in the absence of U.S. climate policy leadership?”

Focusing on California’s rich history of environmental policy, explore past and current efforts to build multilateral climate policy cooperation at the state level.

Image credit: San Francisco, golden gate, bridge by Meriç Dağlı. Public Domain via Unsplash

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What are some Democratic alternatives to the Trump Administration’s stance on critical foreign policy areas such as trade and globalization? Jake Sullivan (pictured left), the youngest head of Policy Planning in the State Department under the Obama Administration, discusses this and more in the latest Global Summitry podcast episode.

Image credit: Barack Obama talking to Hillary Clinton in Phnom Penh by Pete Souza. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Group of Twenty (G20) is experiencing a crucial period in its brief history. Skeptics and even supporters are questioning the forum’s capacity to provide the necessary global leadership to achieve sustainable and inclusive global economic growth, as political and economic uncertainty threaten to plunge the world into another deep crisis.

Johnathan Luckhurst on The G20’s Growing Political and Economic Challenges.

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Where has the G20 been a success; where has it failed to meet expectations?

Former Prime Minister of Canada Paul Marin discusses his assessment of the Leaders’ G20, and what recommendations he has for making the Summit more effective in a podcast interview with Alan Alexandroff.

Image credit: Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada, delivering a speech during the session 'The Future of Global Interdependence' by World Economic Forum. CC-BY-SA-2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.