Economic stimuli: the blind leading the blind
Gordon Brown, in a whirlwind trip to Brussels and the Americas, is seeking to ensure that there will be broad consensus at the G20++ summit in London next month on, in particular, stimulus packages...
View ArticleG20 London summit: after the dust has settled
The following will shortly be published in the College of Europe’s new e-journal, EU-China Observer: Now that the dust has settled, the results of the much heralded G20 summit in London on 2 April...
View ArticleEU International presence: over-represented but underwhelming
European Union countries hold: · two of the four UN Security Council permanent seats · four out of seven G7 seats · four plus the EU in the G20 ·...
View ArticleG2, G3, G7, G8, G20…
A G20 summit was held in Pittsburgh on 24-5 September 2009. Hosted by President Obama, there was quite a turnout. Leaders in attendance were: States Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner...
View ArticleCopenhagen: an unmitigated disaster
The Copenhagen conference was an unmitigated disaster as an exercise in global governance. The only hope is that it will act as a wake-up call for a real effort to be made to establish a system. The...
View ArticleRhetoric threatens to outweigh reality at G20 events
The following article was published in Global Times on 30 June: Was the Toronto G20 summit from June 26 to 27 an impetus for action or a display of rhetoric? This is a difficult question to answer. The...
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