G20 – The Diplomatic Envoy

Next September, the G20 summit is scheduled to convene once again in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. According to The Guardian, left-wing President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva commented, that Putin can go easily to Brazil. Lula further asserted, “…if I’m Brazil’s president, and if he comes to Brazil, there’s no reason he’ll be arrested,” eliciting much criticism, largely because of Brazil’s inclusion in the 1998 Rome Statute.

September 25, 2023October 1, 2023 Neve Walker

G20 Summit Wraps Up in New Delhi

The European Parliament Think Tank mentioned that the G20 leaders have also agreed to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030, as well as accept the importance to phase-down the use and manufacturing of coal power. Despite this, they have not provided any plans to fix existing policies to achieve their new targets.

September 2023 2023 Opinion

September 25, 2023October 9, 2023 Melissa Myrtaj

G20 Summit: The foreshadowing of a new US-India relationship?

The bilateral meetings between the U.S. and India over trade can potentially provide nations an alternative to China’s nation-spanning infrastructure program, which could increase tensions between nation states.

November 2022 G20 World Focus Asia

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Sophie Ulm

FOCUS on Global Summits: ASEAN

From November 10 through 13, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit took place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the two topics that loomed largest were the U.S.-China rivalry and Myanmar’s ongoing political crisis.

November 2022 G20 Focus

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Charlotte Sens

FOCUS on Global Summits: G20 – Biden-Xi

Biden and Xi have met five times prior to the summit, however, all of the meetings have been online or via phone call. In this most recent meeting, the presidents discussed hot topics such as China’s aggression against Taiwan and the conflict in Ukraine, according to CNBC.

November 2022 G20 World Focus

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 George Slowey

FOCUS on Global Summits: Russia’s G20 Absence

Lavrov’s attendance comes after Putin repeatedly told Indonesian President Joko Widodo over the course of several months that he would attend the critical summit. According to Reuters, many political pundits have speculated that Putin did not want to appear on the world stage as the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its ninth month.

International News

November 8, 2021November 6, 2021 Zachary Schullian

G20 Leaders Commit to Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate

At the G20 Summit in Rome on October 30, leaders of the world’s foremost economic powers agreed on a global corporate minimum tax rate of 15 percent, potentially making it more challenging for large corporations to collect tax benefits by relocating abroad, The Associated Press reports.

December 2017 December 2018 International News

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Samuel Adams

Heightened tensions overshadow G20

The annual meeting of the world’s major economies took place this past week against the backdrop of mounting tensions across the globe.