Council on Foreign Relations and MediaStorm launch Oceans, newest chapter in the Global Governance Guide

MediaStorm and the International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) program at the Council on Foreign Relations have collaborated to launch the latest component of the Global Governance Monitor, on Oceans. Oceans are literally the source of life on earth. They shape the climate, feed the world, and cleanse the air we breathe. But the world’s oceans are being threatened by a dizzying array of dangers, from piracy to climate change. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea offers fundamental legal principles for ocean governance, but suffers several serious limitations, and much work remains in coordinating national actions within and across regions. To be good stewards of the oceans, nations around the world need to embrace more effective multilateral governance. With a cinematic overview, an interactive timeline, maps, and other resources, Oceans provides a detailed look at multilateral efforts to address global challenges in oceans governance. This, along with the…

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CFR.org and MediaStorm win Emmy for Crisis Guide: The Global Economy

Crisis Guide: The Global Economy, produced for Council on Foreign Relations, is the recipient of the 2009 Emmy Award for New Approaches to Business & Financial Reporting. Other nominees in the category included: CNBC.com: Boom, Bust & Blame CBS.com: The Fast Draw The Wall Street Journal Digital Network: Mongolian Way of Life at Risk Congratulations to all of the winners. Pictured from left to right are: Jacky Myint, Michael Moran, Brian Storm, Eric Maierson, Jeremy Sherlick, Lee Hudson Teslik. Image by bryan-brown.com.

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MediaStorm and Council on Foreign Relations collaborate on Global Governance Monitor: Finance

The Council on Foreign Relations, in collaboration with MediaStorm, has launched the second section of their Global Governance Monitor, an in-depth look at multilateral responses to today’s pressing global challenges. Finance looks at the world's economy through time, from the Bretton Woods Agreements in 1944 to today. Incorporating a map, an interactive timeline, and a comprehensive overview, the Global Governance Monitor aims to shed light on our economic history, providing information as we lead up to the G20 summit. The Program on International Institutions and Global Governance (IIGG) at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) aims to identify the institutional requirements for effective multilateral cooperation in the twenty-first century. The program is motivated by recognition that the architecture of global governance-largely reflecting the world as it existed in 1945-has not kept pace with fundamental changes in the international system. These shifts include the spread of transnational challenges, the rise of new powers,…

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MediaStorm produces ‘Crisis Guide: The Global Economy’ for Council on Foreign Relations

The Council on Foreign Relations and MediaStorm have collaborated to produce Crisis Guide: The Global Economy. This new CFR.org Crisis Guide is an in-depth, multimedia look at the causes and consequences of the global economic crisis that seeks to unravel the questions surrounding the downturn and shed light on its policy implications, drawing on insights from leading thinkers on economics and international affairs. This is the fifth in a series of Crisis Guides, CFR.org’s interactive, award-winning franchise, which seeks to bring context and historical perspective to the world’s most complex issues.

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MediaStorm produces The Global Governance Monitor for Council on Foreign Relations

MediaStorm has collaborated with The Council on Foreign Relations International Institutions and Global Governance Program to produce Nonproliferation, examining international efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. Nonproliferation is the first chapter of the Global Governance Monitor, an in-depth multimedia feature examining multilateral efforts to confront global challenges. This comprehensive guide to the issue of Nuclear Nonproliferation leads viewers from the Dawn of the Nuclear Era through current issues with Iran, North Korea, and global nuclear treaties.

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