TF-7: Towards Reformed Multilateralism: Transforming Global Institutions and Frameworks

This task force will create a roadmap for ‘Multilateralism 2.0’. What are the successes and failures of the UN system amidst a slew of global crises? It will consider what can be revived within the complex of global institutions—such as the WHO, WTO, and the ILO—and which of these institutions should be re-formed substantially. The taskforce will attempt to create targeted reform agendas for key multilateral institutions. What mechanisms can like-minded countries and the G20 devise that will serve as solutions to the threats of impending recession, high inflation, and interrupted supply chains? How can multilateralism work in a multipolar world? How can the world work on digital threats and challenges, and what is the appropriate forum to manage our digital future?

Workstreams

CHAIRS:

Sujan R. Chinoy
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi

Amb Sujan R. Chinoy is the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), and the Indian Chair of the Think-20 Core Group during India’s G20 Presidency.

Vijay Thakur Singh
Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi

Amb Vijay Thakur Singh is Director General at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).

Co-CHAIRS:

André de Mello e Souza
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Brazil

André de Mello e Souza is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), a Brazilian governmental think-tank.

Antonio Villafranca
The Institute for International Political Studies, Italy

Antonio Villafranca is ISPI Director of Studies and Co-Head of the Europe and Global Governance Centre, and was ISPI Coordinator of Think20 Italy during the Italian G20 presidency in 2021.

Chris Alden
London School of Economics, UK

Professor Chris Alden teaches International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and is Director of LSE IDEAS.

D V Venkatesh Varma
The Vivekananda International Foundation, India

Feodor Voitolovsky
IMEMO, Russia

Guven Sak
Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, Turkey

Dr. Güven Sak is the Founding Managing Director of Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV).

Harsh Pant
Observer Research Foundation, India

Prof. Harsh Pant is Vice President, Strategic Studies and Foreign Policy at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

Leslie Vinjamuri
Chatham House, UK

Dr Leslie Vinjamuri is Director of the US and the Americas programme and Dean of the Queen Elizabeth Academy at Chatham House, London.

Madhav Nalapat
Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute – MAHE, India

María Elena Agüero
Secretary General, Club de Madrid, Spain

Nathalie Toccii
The Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy

Dr Nathalie Tocci is Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, and was former Special Advisor to High Representatives Borrell and Mogherini.

Nisha Taneja
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, India

Philani Mthembu
Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa

Rajeesh Kumar
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India

Dr Rajeesh Kumar is Associate Fellow at MP-IDSA, New Delhi.

Rina Mussali Galante
Mexican Council of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

Rina Mussali Galante is advisor to the Board of Directors of the Mexican Council for International Affairs.

Stormy-Annika Mildner
Aspen Institute Germany, Germany

Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner is the Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Germany in Berlin.

Thomas Gomart
IFRI, France

Task Force Statement

Policy Briefs

Integrated Internet Internationalism
Making Global Security Governance and Architectures Context-Responsive
Opportunities in Data Governance: Creating a G20 Data Space
Enhancing Efforts at Global Digital Governance: Recommendations to the G20
Revitalising Multilateralism by Enabling a Global Paradigm Shift on Growth and Security
A Framework for the Global Governance of Private Cybersecurity Companies
The Environmental and Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
Insulating Global Food Supply from the Threat of Weaponisation
Towards a Balanced Quota Reform at the IMF
A G20 Proposal for UN Reforms: Views from India and the EU