“So Many Summits” – A Conclusion for Today
So these two major summits - COP30 and the South Africa G20 have now come to an end. Much as was anticipated, neither ends in glory. First the G20 in…
“So Many Summits”- Part One
Media has been filled this week with reports from two important Summits. Neither offers seemingly good news, I’m afraid. But I shall bring to you the conclusions from the summits…
COP30 Belém: The Struggles of Multilateralism in Climate and Indeed Elsewhere
With the end of this week almost upon us, we are looking at the halfway point for this year’s ‘climate summit’, COP30 at Belém in Brazil at the edge of…
Summits Just Past; and Just Arriving: Trump ‘High’ Diplomacy Continues
The fall is rather heavy with global summits. We have just seen President Trump travel to Asia and attend various ‘bilats’, most critically with Xi Jinping of China, and as…