Italy’s Fasano The characteristics of a frail club that nevertheless manages to defend Western interests were evident at this year’s G7 summit. The G7 summit, which lasted three days and brought together the leaders of the once-richest nations in history, ended on Saturday at Borgo Egnazia, a posh resort in the Puglia region of southern Italy. However, most of the group’s members’ domestic problems overshadowed the group’s influence in world politics.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced early elections after his party’s crushing defeat in last week’s European Union parliament elections. Olaf Scholtz, the chancellor of Germany, and his Social Democratic Party suffered so much in the EU elections that some have urged him to emulate Macron. While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval rating has plummeted to a pitiful 38%, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is already preparing to cast his ballot in early July for an election that most believe will spell the end of his government and hand the opposition party Labour a resounding victory, additionally, since last year.
Despite their domestic struggles, the G7 leaders were still able to come together with a strong message of unity to address the threats they believe are jeopardizing Western stability. The most important development was the declaration on Thursday that $50 billion would be loaned to Ukraine to aid in its ongoing conflict with Russia, using assets that Russia had frozen.
Ettore Greco, the vice director of the Instituto Affari Internazionali, claimed that “the G7 projected an image of weakness and of failing political authority.” However, they fared very well on crucial dossiers like China, Gaza, and Ukraine, which indicates a clear convergence and unifying message among them.
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