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G7 Italy: The 2024 Apulia Summit
Edited by John Kirton and Madeline Koch, with Chiara Oldani
Published by GT Media, 2024
Free digital version available here
See also the Global Governance Project
Leaders' Views
- Key Focuses of the Italian Presidency
- Giorgia Meloni, prime minister, Italy
- The Future We Want
- Justin Trudeau, prime minister, Canada
- A Future for All
- Joe Biden, president, United States
- Diplomacy Built on Cohesion
- Emmanuel Macron, president, France
- A Clear Plan
- Rishi Sunak, prime minister, United Kingdom
- For the Future: Our Global Partnership
- Fumio Kishida, prime minister, Japan
- Without Security, All Else Is Nothing
- Olaf Scholz, chancellor, Germany
- Forging a New Era of Cooperation
- Charles Michel, president, European Council
- Weathering Crises with Resilience
- Ursula von der Leyen, president, European Commission
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Editors' Introductions
- Promising Prospects for the G7's Apulia Summit
- John Kirton, director, G7 Research Group
- Achieving Alignment
- Chiara Oldani, professor of monetary economics, University of Viterbo 'La Tuscia'
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Security, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights
Europe and Ukraine
- Standing Together in a More Dangerous World
- Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general, NATO
- Powerful Momentum
- Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general, International Atomic Energy Agency
- Presenting a United Front
- Ettore Greco, executive vice president, Istituto Affari Internazionale
Middle East and Gulf
- Leadership and Moral Courage
- Interview with Sanam Vakil, director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House
China
- Leadership in the Face of Cold War 2.0
- George S Takach, author, Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle Between China, Russia and America
Democracy and Human Rights
- The Right to Peace
- Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Partnering with Developing, Emerging and African Countries
Development and Debt Relief
- G7 Performance on Development
- Sonja Dobson, lead researcher, G7 Research Group
- Bold New Approaches to Transcend Borders
- Interview with Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
Africa
- Unlocking Opportunities for Africa
- Akinwumi A Adesina, president, African Development Bank Group
Food Security
- Invest in the Future and the Present Will Look Less Bleak
- Alvaro Lario, president, International Fund for Agricultural Development
- Fertile Soil for Food Security
- Cindy H McCain, executive director, World Food Programme
Health
- G7 Performance on Health
- Hélèe Emorine, senior researcher, G7 Research Group
- Learning from Our Mistakes
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, World Health Organization
- The Poly-Opportunity
- Winnie Byanyima, executive director, UNAIDS and under-secretary-general, United Nations
- Trust – The Basis for Health and Democracy
- Ilona Kickbusch, founding director, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Changing the Mindset
- Vladimir Hachinski, Western University; Matilde Leonardi, Neurological Institute C Besta, Elena Moro, Grenoble Alpes University, and Paul Boon, Ghent University and Eindhoven University of Technology
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Migration, Refugees and Border Security
Migration and Refugees
- G7 Performance on Migration and Refugees
- Maria Zelenova, lead researcher, G7 Research Group
- Peacekeeping Is an Investment
- Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- A Path for Migration to Work for All
- Amy E Pope, director-general, International Organization for Migration
Border Security
- Fighting Crime in a Fragmented Landscape
- Jürgen Stock, secretary-general, INTERPOL
- Beyond the Screen
- Catherine De Bolle, executive director, Europol
- New Barriers to Cross-Border Crime
- T Raja Kumar, president, Financial Action Task Force
- Fertile Land for Crime – and Reform
- Denisse Rudich, director, G7 and G20 Research Groups (London) and CEO, Rudich Advisory
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Climate Change and Energy
Climate Change
- G7 Performance on Climate Change
- Brittaney Warren, director of compliance and climate change research, G7 Research Group
- As Storm Clouds Gather
- Celeste Saulo, secretary-general, World Meteorological Organization
- For a Greener World
- Interview with Mafalda Duarte, executive director, Green Climate Fund
Biodiversity and Pollution
- Our Best Chance for a Sustainable Future
- David Cooper, acting executive secretary, CBD Secretariat
- Actions on Nature Require Actions on Economy and Society
- David Obura, chair, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Energy
- G7 Performance on Energy
- Ella Kokotsis, director of accountability, G7 Research Group
- Powerful Signals
- Francesco La Camera, director-general, IRENA
- Towards Technological Neutrality
- Francesco Corvaro, Italy's special envoy on climate change
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Artificial Intelligence and Digitalisation
- G7 Performance on Digitalisation
- Hiromitsu Higashi, senior researcher, G7 Research Group
- Digital: The Greatest Force Redefining Development
- Interview with Doreen Bogdan-Martin, secretary-general, International Telecommunication Union
- Internet Governance in the Digital World
- Sally Costerton, interim president and chief executive officer, ICANN
- Intelligent Governance
- Kenddrick Chan, LSE IDEAS, and Chris Alden, professor of international relations, LSE
- The Bottom Line of Ambitious Rules
- Interview with Marietje Schaake, international policy director, Stanford University Cyber Policy Center
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Economic and Social Security Macroeconomic and Financial Policy
- G7 Performance on Macroeconomic Policy
- Alissa Wang, senior researcher, G7 Research Group
- Better Policies and Effective Multilateralism: The Path to a Better Future
- Mathias Cormann, secretary-general, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Trade, Investment and Infrastructure
- Trust in Customs
- Ian Saunders, secretary-general, World Customs Organization
Labour and Employment
- The Urgent Need for a Renewed Social Contract
- Gilbert F Houngbo, director-general, International Labour Organization
Gender Security
- G7 Performance on Gender Equality
- Julia Kulik, director of strategic initiatives and public engagement, G7 Research Group
- Feminist Climate Justice
- Sima Bahous, executive director, UN Women
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Travel, Tourism and Culture
- The Power of Travel
- Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general, UN Tourism
- Let The Games Begin
- Thomas Bach, President, International Olympics Committee
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A Stronger G7 System
- AI Predictions on G7 Commitments
- Jessica Rapson, senior researcher, G7 Research Group
- G7 Compliance from Hiroshima to Apulia
- Samraggi Hazra and Ambra Bisagni, co-chairs, summit studies, G7 Research Group
- The G7, Past and Present
- Antonio Villafranca, director of research, and Matteo Villa, senior research fellow, Italian Institute for International Political Studies
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Advocacy Features
- ENI
- Rising to the Challenge: Meeting Energy Needs
- EY
- The Inflection Point of Supply Chain, Sustainability and Tax: What Does Business Need from Government?
- European Space Agency
- Innovation in Earth Observation Brings Benefits to All
- World Future Energy Summit
- Championing a Sustainable Planet for Today and Future Generations
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