The very phrase "League of Nations" is a metaphor for international organizational failure. In the wake of the war it was designated to prevent, the League became the example to be avoided in building new multilateral institutions. Perhaps it is not surprising, then, that our textbooks on...

PART ONE. PRINCIPLES OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE --. - 1. G-20 Summit at Five : time for strategic leadership / Kemal Dervis and Peter Drysdale --. - PART TWO. MANAGING THE G-20. Adapting to the new normal : the G-20 and the advanced economies five years after Washington / Paola Subacchi --. - 3. The...

Can the G-20 become a steering committee for the world's economy? Launched at a moment of panic triggered by the financial crisis in late 2008, the leaders' level G-20 is trying to evolve from crisis committee for the world economy to a real steering group facilitating international economic...