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The wheels have started rolling on China’s globalisation project, and it is less a case of globalisation with Chinese characteristics than it is a complete remodeling of the…
Under the presidency of Vladimir Putin, Russia has become increasingly isolated from the norms and mechanisms of international society. This policy brief explores this trend…
The 2018 G7 summit in Charlevoix, Quebec was thrown into disarray by President Trump’s imposition of punitive tariffs on other members of the group. Much of the action centred on…
Rapid advances in technologies – in areas such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, synthetic biology and clean technologies – are fundamentally changing…
With the recent diplomatic fluctuations between both the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and the US and Iran, the issue of nuclear proliferation has…
This policy brief examines the environmental theme of the 44th G7, how countries have previously addressed the issues of climate, energy and the environment, and the novel…
The 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represented a concerted effort by the global community to recognise and tackle worldwide injustices, in the form of poverty,…
Feminists have long argued that gender relations need to be taken seriously as an integral element of the analysis of every social problem, rather than being ‘added on’. In…
Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director of Development Co-operation, OECD makes a plea to the international donor community to make good on its promises to do more to support small…
Gender typically occupies a peripheral role in multilateral policy discussions such as those that take place at the G7. This policy brief considers the place of gender in the G7,…
International threats emanating from cyberspace increasingly encroach on every aspect of public life in a cross-cutting fashion. The result is that we are vitally in need of…
With more people now aged over 65 than under 15 across the G7 nations, the major economies in the West face a unique challenge. The task of filling the gap left by seniors as they…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. Across the globe, major countries – both within and outside of the G7 community – and companies are increasingly investing in…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. Le Premier Ministre canadien, Justin Trudeau, avait placé le sommet du G7 2018 à Charlevoix (Québec) sous le signe de l’égalité…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. This year’s G7 Summit in Charlevoix had promised to be a thoroughly feminist affair, with gender equality, development and…