Democratizing Global Governance
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The challenges facing states in the 21st century - global infectious diseases, climate change, terrorism, energy security, financial crises, etc. - transcend national boundaries, and cannot be resolved without strong international collaboration and cooperative diplomatic efforts. This collaboration requires international institutions that are both legitimate and efficient: legitimate in that they are more representative of the current distribution of global power; efficient in that they can build consensus among diverse actors and broker solutions to pressing global problems.
CIGI has focused particularly on the influence of the BRICSAM countries in terms of G8 reform. As this group of countries become increasingly influential and engaged global actors, the relevance of the G8 is likely to decline unless it welcomes these countries to the table and embraces a more representative membership.
Another of CIGI's key initiatives in this area has been the Breaking Global Deadlocks project which examines the possibilities for the establishment of a Leaders Forum modeled after the traditional summit process (for example, the G-8 summit process) and designed to break global deadlocks on issues such as energy security and climate change.