Ottawa
Sep 28-30, 2014
Panelists and participants at the fourth session conflict management at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).

The Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference

On September 28-30, 2014, the Centre for International Governance Innovation and CFR convened the sixth Council of Councils regional conference, with a focus on managing the global commons.

Panelists and participants at the fourth session conflict management at the Council of Councils Sixth Regional Conference in Ottawa (Kris Young).
Buenos Aires
Nov 5-7, 2017
Participants at the Council of Councils Tenth Regional Conference.

The Council of Councils Tenth Regional Conference

On November 5–7, 2017, the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) and CFR convened the tenth Council of Councils regional conference, Latin America, the World Today, and the Future of Global Governance, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Participants at the Council of Councils Tenth Regional Conference.
Jakarta
Oct 30-Nov 1, 2022
Participants at the CoC thirteenth regional conference.

The Council of Councils Thirteenth Regional Conference

On October 30-November 1, 2022, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted the Council of Councils thirteenth Regional Conference in Jarkata.
Participants at the CoC thirteenth regional conference.
Jan 12, 2015

January 13, 2015

Click to watch the event: http://www.cfr.org/global/crisis-global-governance/p35938

The first Council of Councils (CoC) public event, "Crisis in Global Governance," live from the CoC Seventh Regional Conference in New Delhi, India, on January 13, 2015, at 9 a.m. (EST).

Click to watch the event: http://www.cfr.org/global/crisis-global-governance/p35938

The first Council of Councils (CoC) public event, "Crisis in Global Governance," live from the CoC Seventh Regional Conference in New Delhi, India, on January 13, 2015, at 9 a.m. (EST).

Jan 19, 2022
Dr. Ruxandra Divan rests in the Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19 patients at Hopitaux Civils de Colmar in Colmar, France on December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman

COVID-19 After Two Years: The Failure of Pandemic Governance

On December 16, 2021, the Council of Councils (CoC) convened its fourth virtual conference to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of its second year, what multilateral diplomacy achieved in 2021 on preparing the world for future pandemics, and the challenges COVID-19 creates for 2022. This policy brief summarizes issues that representatives of CoC members discussed on these topics during the conference.

Dr. Ruxandra Divan rests in the Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19 patients at Hopitaux Civils de Colmar in Colmar, France on December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman

On December 16, 2021, the Council of Councils (CoC) convened its fourth virtual conference to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of its second year, what multilateral diplomacy achieved in 2021 on preparing the world for future pandemics, and the challenges COVID-19 creates for 2022. This policy brief summarizes issues that representatives of CoC members discussed on these topics during the conference.

May 20, 2016
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations attend the third working session of a G7 summit at the hotel castle Elmau in Kruen, Germany, June 8, 2015. (POOL New/Reuters)

What’s on the Agenda for the 2016 G7 Summit?

Japan is playing a leading role this year at a number of important multilateral forums. It will join the United Nations Security Council as a nonpermanent member in July, chair the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Kenya in August, and chair the Japan-China-South Korea Trilateral Summit in the fall.

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations attend the third working session of a G7 summit at the hotel castle Elmau in Kruen, Germany, June 8, 2015. (POOL New/Reuters)

Japan is playing a leading role this year at a number of important multilateral forums. It will join the United Nations Security Council as a nonpermanent member in July, chair the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Kenya in August, and chair the Japan-China-South Korea Trilateral Summit in the fall.