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So the summits just seem to keep rolling along. Unlike the most recent summits, the G7 and NATO, the more immediate ones are without leaders and the most disruptive one…

In Brief The G7 summit — hosted by Canada — was another test in managing the US withdrawal from the multilateral rules-based order. US President Donald Trump’s early departure could…

So the ‘24 hour’ summit parade - or should I say the Trump performance spectacle - continues. We saw his 24 hour star performance at the G7 Summit at Kananaskis…

https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/06/22/trumps-disruption-in-canada-leaves-the-g7-at-a-crossroads/ “In Brief President Trump’s early departure from the G7 Summit in Kananaskis disrupted Canada’s hosting efforts and exposed fractures within the group. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sought to…

In a world of continuing geopolitical tensions, myself and colleagues from CWD have been determined to probe into the role(s) of Middle Powers (MPs) and to describe Middle Power Diplomacy…

We’ve been raising over recent Posts, well at least one, the evident diminishing of multilateralism in today’s global order - with consequences of course. We’ve raised the concern that many,…

It would be hard to make this stuff up. When I was deep into trade policy issues in the late 80s and early 90’s before China’s accession to the WTO,…

While you will see that the main focus of this Substack is on multilateralism, and its current failure, I couldn’t let Trump’s disrespect for the President of South Africa, Cyril…

He passed on May 6th. He was a longstanding leader in international relations. So at 88 Joseph Nye, Joe to most in the international relations community, passed away. Joe was…

As we’ve already pointed out in a previous Substack Post from Alan’s Newsletter, focusing on Trump’s dramatic tariffs, reveals a growing global order confusion. Do we have a continuing ‘great…