2018 Global Think Tank Summit: Think Tanks: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters and Turbulent Times
McGann, James G. | December 2018
Abstract
Dr. James McGann, Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, and Guntram Wolff, Director of Bruegel, a think tank based in Brussels working on issues of economics and global affairs, introduced the 2018 Global Think Tank Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The summit comprised over 120 participants, largely think tank executives, from over fifty countries, and took place from November 6 to 9, 2018.
According to Mr. Wolff, the main goal of the summit was to discuss global policy issues in a complicated political environment. As many countries look to national solutions to problems rather than global cooperation, the aim was to approach these problems jointly. Mr. Wolff made note that the “multilateral political system is under threat from several players,” the most visible ones in global trade discussions being China and the United States, with Europe largely acting as a bystander. One of the main questions tackled during the summit was how to increase the effectiveness of think tank research, communication, and transparency. Further, think tank executives were encouraged to share best practices with one another and focus on issues of diversity. Mr. Wolff also explained that the first day of the conference was open to the public because think tanks have an increasing responsibility to directly share facts, data, and analysis with the public, and become a trusted source in global and regional issues.
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McGann, James G.. 2018. 2018 Global Think Tank Summit: Think Tanks: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters and Turbulent Times. © Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/13866.Keywords
Regionalism
Regional Economy
Regional Trading Arrangements
Regional Trade Integration
Regional Economic Integration
Regional Cooperation
Interregional Cooperation
Trade Disputes
Trade Barriers
Free Trade
Trade
Trade Agreements
Intraregional Trade
Border regions
Cross-border
Government Policy
Regional Organization
Regional Plans
Economic integration
Regional Development Bank
Preferential tariffs
International negotiation
Protectionist measures
Access to markets
Economic agreements
International trade law
Regional integration
Trade relations
Exports
Economic integration
Distribution
Development Bank
Trade policy
Small Business
Regional economics
Regional planning
Regional disparities
Interregionalism
Regional economic disparities
Regional economic blocs
Industrial arbitration
Euro
Inflation
Business
Finance
Free trade
Tariff
Economic forecasting
Environmental auditing
Cumulative effects assessment
Human rights and globalization
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