The Conclusion of the BRICS+ Summit: What are the Informals for?
So the BRICS+ wrapped up earlier in the week. And it's fair to ask - so what? But before we get to that, it’s impossible to avoid the all too…
Finding Success for the BRICS+
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…
EAF – ‘The end of the American century’
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…
NATO – the Continuing Course of ‘Trump-driven Summitry’
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…
EAF – Trump’s disruption in Canada leaves the G7 at a crossroads
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…
The Trump Battering of the Order
As much destruction, it seems, as this second Trump administration can engineer! And fast! One can’t avoid ‘reeling’ from the current Trump administration actions and plans. And yet we are…
Disrupted Order: G20 Global Governance at a Time of Geopolitical Crisis
Yves TiberghienYves Tiberghien is Professor of Political Science and the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the University of British Columbia. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation…
Building A More Inclusive, People-Centered Multilateralism: The Role of Survey Research
Richard WikeRichard Wike is director of global attitudes research at Pew Research Center. He conducts research and writes about international public opinion on a variety of topics, such as America’s…
The Global Summitry E-Journal, Special Issue Fall 2021: Legislative Representation at the Global Level: Addressing the Democratic Failure in Global Governance
Philipp Bien Philipp Bien is a 2021 Master of Global Affairs Graduate from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto where he specialized…
