Why the G20 Won’t Save the World

... Kortunov: Coronavirus: A New Bug or Feature of World Politics? If someone hoped that the summit would be a turning point in uniting global leaders in the name of confronting shared challenges and threats, they would be disappointed. Of course, the G20 adopted a final statement on a joint fight against coronavirus. But no concrete proposals were made in the statement to expand the powers and potential of the World Health Organization or to launch new mechanisms for international cooperation in countering the pandemic. It seems to be agreed to work together ...