The G7 Leaders Summit will be held in Ermau, Bavaria, Germany from the 26th to the 28th.Figure: Retrieved from Johnson’s Twitter
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders summit was held in Ermau, Bavaria, Germany from 26 to 28, focusing on Russia’s war of aggression once morest Ukraine. The G7 is chaired by member states in rotation every year, coordinating positions on major issues, but its operation method is difficult to cope with the emerging international crises. Scholars from the German government think tank Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik suggested that the G7 should be expanded to include Taiwan and other countries. Democratic country.
Hanns W. Maull and Johannes Thimm, scholars of the German government think tank Academic and Political Foundation, jointly stated that the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is in line with the Biden administration’s declaration of seeking to restore U.S. leadership and will help The G7 continues to exist; however, given the current crises around the world, it is clear that the way this international body operates is outdated and needs to be reformed.
The two international relations scholars wrote on the eve of the summit that with only half of G20 members supporting sanctions once morest Russia, the Beijing-Moscow axis once morest the West has consolidated, coupled with U.S. leadership in Europe and Asia The status has encountered a bottleneck, and it has become increasingly difficult to cooperate within the framework of an international order that conforms to Western values and imagination. It is necessary for the Group of Seven to reform.
Merle and Tim pointed out that, first of all, freedom, democracy, and welfare state are the advantages of G7 members that are different from dictatorships. Therefore, the G7 should include South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the premise of not violating the “One China Principle”. Liberal and democratic countries such as Taiwan have expanded the G7 into a G10+1. Secondly, it is necessary for G7 members to uphold the principles of freedom and democracy and thoroughly practice them both in domestic and foreign affairs, so as to avoid criticism from the outside world that democratic countries are heading towards dictatorship.
Merr and Tim continued that, finally, G7 members should increase the coercion when implementing the summit resolution, so as not to be reduced to rhetoric and no action. The Group of Seven industrialized nations, consisting of seven developed countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, is currently holding a summit at Elmau Castle in the German Alps, and the meeting is expected to end on the 28th. and issued a declaration.