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Homi Kharas, is the first Interview for the Special Issue (SI) of the e-Journal Global Summitry. This is the second SI for the e-Journal and the theme here is: ‘Strengthening
Global Summitry E-Journal Special Issue 2021-2022 Strengthening Global Governance by Strengthening the G20Read HereThe Life and Times of America’s Liberal International Order: A Reflection of Power Politics, Not an Escape
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It was my pleasure to invite Yves Tiberghien back into the Virtual Studio to examine the state of geopolitical relations today and in particular the impact of the current conflicts – Ukraine and Russia, and the US-Israel war in Iran. Also, I wanted to get his take on the impact of the Trump administration on the global order. Finally, Yves and a colleague Zaki Laidi recently published a volume with Cambridge University Press called the “Hedgers” which focuses in part on what they identify as 8 key Global South Middle Powers (GSMP) and their active roles in global order. I wanted to get his reflections on these Middle Powers.
It was my pleasure to invite Paola Subacchi back into the Virtual Studio to examine the state of Europe’s relations with its allies and its adversaries. We look at how Europe is reacting to the two hot conflicts, one in Ukraine and the other in the Mideast with the US and Iran; the instability created by the Trump administration in the global order; the geopolitical rivalry between the US and China; how Europe might react to a new UK Prime Minister; and how Europe responding to all these political and economic actions, and more.
It is with great pleasure that I have invited Pascale Massot back into the Virtual Studio for this episode of the ‘Now’ Series. This is Episode 2 of Season 4.
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The Roundtable Participants On Friday, August 27th participants gathered for the recording of this Roundtable. While all the participants were not available, the Roundtable did include: Miles Kahler, the Distinguished
Alan Alexandroff: This video interview with Colin Bradford, a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Colin, along with others including former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, urged that global
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Substack Newsletter
You can follow Global Summitry Project’s (GSP) research and global governance insights from the weekly – usually, Alan’s Newsletter posts. These posts focus on the key areas of GSP inquiry, most particularly global governance advances and failures.
The posts cover the research and insights from the China-West Dialogue (CWD) a project that includes thought leaders from across the globe and co-chaired by Colin Bradford, a Senior non-resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution and myself.
Alan’s Newsletter posts also examine the global governance and global summitry research issues that emerge from the Special Issues of Global Summitry e-Journal. In addition posts examine and comment on the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN’s Agenda 2030.
Alan’s Newsletter posts target a key focus of the GSP, the global summits – their gatherings and their commitments and their outcomes. We try to cover all the key global summits including the G7, G20, BRICS, APEC and other global summits as well.
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- Sure Looks like Lake Ontario
by Alan S. Alexandroff on August 27, 2026 at 8:18 pm“It is hard to turn aside the weekly foolishness from this President. But it is all too ‘real’! Have a good weekend as summer winds down.
- The New World (Dis)Order
by Alan S. Alexandroff on August 21, 2026 at 9:02 pmIt seems to be an increasing struggle these days to examine, calmly, the international system. But there we are. Good weekend to all.
- Struggling with a Local Bully
by Alan S. Alexandroff on August 13, 2026 at 10:15 pmIt is slightly anxiety provoking to watch the US-Canada and the USMCA – the trilateral -trade negotiations. But there we are! Have a good upcoming weekend
- Try, Try, Try
by Alan S. Alexandroff on August 7, 2026 at 9:20 pmWith a focus on Europe in a podcast with Paola Subacchi from Sciences Po, we had to start with Europe. But we did ‘sneak’ in US-Canada, or should I say, Trump and Carney. Have a good weekend.
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Introduction Targeting ‘Global Governance’ Global governance is a framework of institutions, rules, norms, and procedures that facilitate collective action and co-operation among countries and other actors. The actors include international …
Global Engagement
The G20 is a prominent, if not the most prominent, informal leaders-led global summit. It consists of member states that represent 85 percent of the global GDP, over 75 percent of global trade, and about two-thirds of the global population.
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BRICS provides an Informal where member states can collectively act and in many instances, as the members perceive it, challenge the Western dominated global order. These countries together account for about 40 percent of the world’s population and a quarter of the global economy. The members focus on topics relating to economic cooperation, improved multilateral trade and development and they operate under consensus.
The Group of Seven (G7) is an informal intergovernmental pollical forum of industrialised countries that meets annually to discuss challenges related to global economic governance, international security, and energy policies. Other states and international organisations are frequently invited as guests to participate in G7 meetings and the Leaders' Summit.