
The World’s Most Important Alliances
09/08/23 • 38 min
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People often describe the United Nations as paralyzed. If that’s the case, where do countries turn to if they want to advance global issues that require cooperation? Is it the G-20? The G-7? Smaller groups? Foreign Policy’s Fall 2023 print issue, “The Alliances That Matter Now,” explores the state of global policymaking. Princeton University’s G. John Ikenberry joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss his essay on the G-7 and its role in the new world order.
Suggested reading:
G. John Ikenberry: The G-7 Becomes a Power Player
Michael Kugelman: Will India’s G-20 Summit Succeed?
James Palmer: Xi Jinping Will Be a G-20 No-Show
Michael J. Green: Never Say Never to an Asian NATO
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People often describe the United Nations as paralyzed. If that’s the case, where do countries turn to if they want to advance global issues that require cooperation? Is it the G-20? The G-7? Smaller groups? Foreign Policy’s Fall 2023 print issue, “The Alliances That Matter Now,” explores the state of global policymaking. Princeton University’s G. John Ikenberry joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss his essay on the G-7 and its role in the new world order.
Suggested reading:
G. John Ikenberry: The G-7 Becomes a Power Player
Michael Kugelman: Will India’s G-20 Summit Succeed?
James Palmer: Xi Jinping Will Be a G-20 No-Show
Michael J. Green: Never Say Never to an Asian NATO
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