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As major powers deal with political shuffles at home, Canada is poised to take concerted steps toward international leadership, argues John McArthur. 

John McArthur on what to expect for development in 2015.

Official development assistance alone will not pay for the post-2015 goals, argue John McArthur and Homi Kharas. Private investment will be needed.

And the next step will require trillions of dollars of investment throughout the global economy, says John McArthur.

John McArthur crunches some very coarse numbers.

John McArthur on our contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

Yes – intergovernmental talks are essential, although not enough on their own. Political and business leadership – at all levels throughout the world – are also crucial for making the far-sighted decisions that can bend the right curves towards success.

John McArthur on the roadmap established by the UN General Assembly for setting the post-2015 global development agenda.

The final deadline for the Millennium Development Goals is fast approaching. There is much that can still be done says John McArthur.

John McArthur on why Asia’s local leaders could play a critical role in building new frameworks for global accountability.

Absolutely not. For elite young athletes, the Olympics represent the culmination of a life’s work and dreams (up to that point). I know too many Canadians who lost their opportunity to participate, shine and even win medals at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. We should never let politics get in the way of our young people […]

John McArthur on the importance of accountability in emerging resource economies and Canada’s responsibility to help raise global standards.

John McArthur on how increasing rural productivity is an effective way to reduce extreme poverty.

Confused about who wants what in the sustainability debate? John McArthur considers the many dimensions of the discussion.

John McArthur remembers his childhood friend, environmental activist Rebecca Tarbotton.

I’ll answer in three parts. First, there are so many dimensions to Canada’s place in the world that I can’t pick a single most innovative thinker. Second, it is easy to think of many people providing leadership thinking on key elements of the equation – people like Mark Carney on the management of the global […]

I’m currently reading, and would recommend to anyone, both: “House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox” by legendary global health leader William Foege and “The Unfinished Global Revolution: The Pursuit of a New International Politics” by international policy maestro and former UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown.

Information dissemination can be used towards both good and bad ends.  Let’s hope that digital transparency and collective human conscience trump.

Policy-savvy diplomats are needed, but they require much greater subject-specific and scientific skills in order to help solve cross-border problems.

Not substantively when it comes to international development policy and the Millennium Development Goals. Both Conservative and Liberal governments have been global laggards in this area – especially when compared to a country like the UK, where the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties are all strongly committed to international development.

Not substantively when it comes to international development policy and the Millennium Development Goals. Both Conservative and Liberal governments have been global laggards in this area – especially when compared to a country like the UK, where the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties are all strongly committed to international development.