Search: G7 (15 materials)

 

What Should We Expect from BRICS and What Should We Not?

... victors in the last World War and all, without exception, possess military resources that are unattainably superior to those of other members of the international community. What can we say about such strong and “established” institutions as NATO, the G7 or the European Union? In the first case, we see a real unification of military capabilities, in the second - economic power. BRICS is not based on the balance of power of the main participants, as was the case with the most successful alliances of ...

14.03.2024

Impulse of Multipolarity: Outcomes of South Africa’s BRICS Summit

Why BRICS has become the hero of the day, while the G7 remained at the back seat On August 24, 2023, the BRICS summit in Johannesburg came to an end, but its overall significance is yet to come to grips with, as too many variables are at stake. Still, it is already possible to put the first emotions ...

04.09.2023

US Foreign Policy Is Advanced Smartphone with Weak Battery

... summit meeting in Sydney scheduled for May 24 was abruptly canceled. The US president had to pull out of his long-anticipated trip to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Instead, the heads of the four Quad member states got together on the margins of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima on May 20. The main reason for the change of plans was the continuous struggle between the White House and Republicans on the Hill over the national debt ceiling. If no compromise is reached, the US federal government might fail ...

25.05.2023

Old Cold War Type Relations Do Not Serve Japan

... international tour of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida turned out to be one of the most remarkable events of early 2023. The trip, which included a number of capitals in Europe and in North America, was officially presented as a step in preparing for the G7 Summit to be held in June in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. However, Kishida's diplomatic marathon was also an opportunity to introduce the latest changes in the Japanese foreign and security policy to key Japanese partners, allies and, arguably, ...

18.01.2023

G20 Will Not Become an Enlarged G7

Diversity is one of the main sources of G20 legitimacy that G7 or NATO clearly lacks The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) is being held in Bali on Thursday and Friday. It is one of the most important events on the way to the G20 summit that the island will host on November 15–16. The official announcement ...

07.07.2022

Russia has made a decisive break with the West and is ready to help shape a new world order

It’s perhaps hard to believe now but – only eight years ago – Russia was a full member of the former G8. Since then, there have been dramatic changes Just before the G7 leaders met at Elmau Castle in Bavaria last week, their counterparts from the five BRICS countries held an online summit under the Chinese presidency. Russia had been discussed as a threat at the G7 gathering but was a key participant in the latter....

06.07.2022

Regional Visions of Globalisation

... way to a rising number of projects and initiatives that have regional integration blocs as their base. One such recent project is the Global Gateway initiative launched by the EU at the end of 2021, another that was launched under the auspices of the G7 group is the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative. Both projects are meant to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in advancing greater connectivity and infrastructure development throughout the global economy. Globalization as ...

25.02.2022

The Law, the Rights and the Rules

... freer their hand to carry on with the arbitrary practice of employing dirty tactics as a way to pressure competitors. During the so-called “wild 1990s” in Russia, we used to refer to such practices as laying down the law. To the participants in the G7, NATO and US-EU summits, this series of high-level events signalled the return by the United States into European affairs and the restored consolidation of the Old World under the wing of the new administration in Washington. Most NATO and EU members ...

28.06.2021

A Tentative Step Back From the Abyss Reflects Sober Assessment of the Danger of Nuclear War

... harsh words and shrill tone from the Biden team preceding his meeting with Russian President Putin on June 16, it seemed realistic that both sides were lowering expectations in pre-summit pronouncements. In the days before the summit, Biden met with G7 leaders and NATO officials to create an impression of a united front against the "threats" posed by Russia and China. His spokesmen repeatedly painted a picture of an "Alliance of Democratic States" prepared to confront "autocratic ...

19.06.2021

Like a Suspended Gym Teacher: Why We Should Not Expect Russia to be Welcomed Back into the G7

The sad reality of 2014 was either a historical inevitability or at least a completely predictable ending to a protracted play The history of relations between Russia and the G7 can be compared to a multi-act play with a convoluted storyline, magnificent scenery, a number of vivid characters and unexpected plot twists. Objectively, such a play more looks like an epic tragedy or, at worst, a sentimental melodrama. But, personally,...

11.09.2019
 

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