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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 ...
... European Union as a whole. Italy in its current state is hardly capable of taking on any serious international obligations. As a result, the G7 looks like a suitcase without a handle – one can neither carry it nor leave it behind. Natalia Eremina: G20 Summit: Looking for Compromise Does this mean that Russia should not deal with the G7 at all? Absolutely not. The history of the “Group of Seven” knows many countries, non-permanent members of the club, who participate in the work of the Group. The recent summit in Biarritz, France, was attended, among others, by the leaders of ...
... perspective, politicians like Ms Merkel or Mr Macron should attempt to reverse the relative decline of the ‘old continent’ and come up with bold proposals, which are badly needed especially in the Southern and Eastern parts of the continent. Yet the G7 has been more about gossip on Mr Trump’s private life than political solutions. The world economy has shifted East and its most important body has doubtless become the G20. Interestingly, Western media have dedicated little attention to the OBOR Forum (whose initiatives can bring real change to billions of people) and by contrast focussed extensively on Mr Trump’s wife or handshakes at the NATO and G7 Summits. Sicily,...
