Intersections | Winter 2015
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Convening Power
Making Reform Last
Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance
The Commission on Global Security, Justice
& Governance, a flagship project undertaken
jointly by The Hague Institute and The
Stimson Center, was launched on
21 November 2014 in Washington, D.C.
Co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright and former Nigerian Foreign Minister Professor
Ibrahim Gambari, the Commission produced two key
messages from its inaugural meeting. First, global
institutions are in urgent need of reform, particularly if they
are to harness the resources and political support not just of
states but a diverse range of non-state actors, from business
to civil society. The second message reiterated that it is
critical for the Commission to mobilize and sustain support
for its recommendations and the principles underpinning
them over several years.
In developing its set of far-reaching reform proposals to be
presented before the UN’s 70th anniversary commemoration
in September 2015, several high-level consultations are being
undertaken on the project’s core themes. These include a
consultation in the wake of the 2014 India Conference on
Cyber Security and Cyber Governance in New Delhi, which
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