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List of G7 articles

Leaders in business attire in a row on a golf course look up at the sky.

A New Era of Financial Warfare Has Begun

The West’s latest actions against Russia carry risks for the global system and could provoke China.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands after signing a bilateral security agreement on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Italy's Apulia region on June 13.

Biden and the G-7 Seek to Reassure Ukraine 

A new security agreement and $50 billion funding deal signal that the West remains united in Kyiv’s defense—but how long will it last?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden walk past a Ukrainian flag as they depart following the announcement of the G-7 nations’ joint declaration for the support of Ukraine in Vilnius, Lithuania.

G-7 Leaders Meet to Ramp Up New Pressure on Russia

Leaders look to lock in commitments ahead of tumultuous election cycles.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during an AUKUS summit in San Diego.

Biden’s ‘Coalitions of the Willing’ Foreign-Policy Doctrine

The latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy shows how the president is all about “minilateralism.”

World leaders are shown walking on a pier by the water.

The G-7 Must Prepare Now for Trump

This summer’s summit needs to be much more than just a 50th anniversary celebration.

A collection of illustrated flags fly over a textured background that fades from blue to gray. The flags of the G-7 and NATO are the largest and positioned near the top of the image. Beneath them are the smaller flags of individual countries, including China, Russia, India, and others.

The Alliances That Matter Now

Multilateralism is at a dead end, but powerful blocs are getting things done.

An illustration shows the G-7 logo as a steering wheel of a ship with the flagged boats of India, South Korea, and Australia on the horizon.

The G-7 Becomes a Power Player

Russia’s war and China’s rise are turning a talking shop into a fledgling alliance of democracies.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

India Is Stuck in a New World Disorder

New Delhi wants to be friends with both Moscow and Washington, but the war in Ukraine has underscored the contradictions in its global vision.

G-7 leaders arrive for a family photo during a visit to the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island as part of the G-7 leaders' summit in Japan.

China’s Tech Threat Hangs Over the G-7

Can Washington assemble an international coalition to block tech investments in China?

The LNG Ogun, a gas carrier that sails under the Bermuda flag, is pictured behind some wind turbines on a breakwater, leaving the Port of Bilbao bound for the port of Bonny, in Nigeria

Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas

Blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden greet other world leaders at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

It’s Time to Tie India to the West

India’s geopolitical shift is inexorable, and membership in the G-7 would help bridge north-south divides.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi pose for a G-7 leaders’ photo in Brussels on March 24.

The G-7 Agrees: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is a ‘Zeitenwende’

New survey data shows majorities across the group of major industrial countries see Putin’s aggression as a fundamental turning point for the world.

A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest calling for the European Union to impose further sanctions against Russia in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 21.

The World Needs an Economic NATO

Russia’s war has made sanctions a powerful tool of statecraft. It’s time to formally enshrine them.

Afghan men line up for food ration distribution.

The Afghan Crisis Demands a Coordinated Response on Refugees

This is a chance to display democratic values—and establish a better order.

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at Cornwall Airport in Cornwall, England, on June 9.

What’s the Point of the G-7?

As Biden attends the summit, it’s worth asking whether this group—or other alliances of democracies—can really get anything done.

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