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BRICS To Pass G7 in Economic Power, Says Bloomberg
The BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – is expected to increase their share of the global economy to nearly 35% by 2028, Bloomberg reported on Monday. By Countercurrents Collective According to Bloomberg’s calculations based on the…
An Invitation to Visit Hiroshima and Stand Up for Peace during the G7 Summit
As many peace advocates have probably already heard, this year’s G7 Summit will be held in Japan between the 19th and the 21st of May, in the City of Hiroshima, where many tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, were killed by…
Public Statement by Indian people’s movements, trade unions, and other civil society groups about G20
India’s presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) comes at a critical juncture; even as the pandemic wanes, geopolitical tensions between the US and China could spiral into a possible military confrontation. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now entering…
The United States Contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a Private Corporation
At the G7 Summit in Germany, on June 26, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden made a pledge to raise $200 billion within the United States for global infrastructure spending. It was made clear that this new G7 project—the Partnership for…
24 Hour Peace Wave: No to Militarization – Yes to Cooperation
June 25 – 26, 2022 – 24hourpeacewave.org Start: Saturday, June 25, 2022 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00) End: Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00) We’re a global movement and a…
The U.S. Unilateral Sanctions Against Russia Will Produce a Global Food Disaster
“There is really no true solution to the problem of global food security without bringing back the agriculture production of Ukraine and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets despite the war.” These blunt words…
On Climate and Covid-19 Emergencies, G7 Judged a ‘Colossal Failure’ for All the World to See
“Never in the history of the G7 has there been a bigger gap between their actions and the needs of the world. In the face of these challenges the G7 have chosen to cook the books on vaccines and continue…
Vague Alternatives and G7 Summitry: The Build Back Better World Initiative
Summits often feature grand statements and needless fripperies. In Cornwall, the leaders of the G7 countries were trying to position and promote their relevance as the vanguard of democratic good sense and values. They, the message went, remained relevant, valuable…
Russia’s Participation in G7 Summit Sparks Debates
By Kester Kenn Klomegah The rescheduling of the Group of Seven (G7) summit from late June to September and Russia’s participation alongside with Australia, India and South Korea has sparked discussions among both Russian officials and experts. The Kremlin reported…
Donald Trump was right. The rest of the G7 were wrong
He gets almost everything wrong. But last weekend Donald Trump got something right. To the horror of the other leaders of the rich world, he defended democracy against its detractors. Perhaps predictably, he has been universally condemned for it. His…
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