
Have Brexit and other global pressures created space for more Canadian leadership?
As major powers deal with political shuffles at home, Canada is poised to take concerted steps toward international leadership, argues John McArthur.
Senior fellow, Brookings Institution
John W. McArthur is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution. He is also a senior adviser to the UN Foundation and a board governor for the International Development Research Centre.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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