(CNN)What will change in a year? When the G7 leaders last met12 months ago, some of them were the most prosperous in the world preparing to meet in Germany, a huge challenge that was almost unimaginable. It is influencing the democratic nations that are. When the President, Prime Minister, and Prime Ministerof the
But since then, global events have overtaken their best efforts and it is not clear this year whether they can be built on those goals. Russia's rapid invasion of Ukraine is a large and peculiar cloud, but other thunderclouds are also gathering.
Russian President Vladimir Putin officials hint at nuclear Armageddon, China is becoming more and more assertive, a global food crisis is underway, oil prices soar, the world Economic slowdown and the crisis of living expenses are imminent. The desire for climate change is also confusing, and supply chain problems are hampering expectations of a return to normal after a pandemic.
G7 leaders can look back with some satisfaction in the face of Russia's unprecedented aggression, but with the goal of "strengthening partnerships" set in Carbis Bay. As you can see, the scale of the oncoming crisis is still diminishing.
Putinnot entirely due to the upcoming storm, but his unjust war in Ukraine is closely linked to the many crises that are being brewed. .. Without it, the modifications required would be easier and less, and their effects would be less harmful.
Food crisis
To improve the situation, the G7 needs to retreat some of his war objectives to Putin, for example by ending the conflict or regaining Kieu's control over all Donbus. Yes-but not so far, showing that he's trying to do it.
Energy crisis threatens climate change efforts
Last year's G7 was all about the recovery of net zeros and green pandemics, but this year's scramble to Russia's departure from oil and gas by Western nations is the biggest single contributor to the crisis. Boosted the coal that is.
The G7 host Germany is now in crisis as Russia has reduced its gas supply to the country and armed it with energy for influence as feared-it's more coal now. It is said to start a thermal power plant. This is a U-turn from November last year, when Germany moved the deadline for phasing out coal to 2030, eight years earlier than planned. After Russia's invasion, Russia also promoted plans to move the electricity sector to 100% renewable energy by five years.
Johnson said last year that the world was unable to make a profit due to the phasing out of coal, but just this week suggested that Britain would resume mining fossil fuels for steelmaking. .. The country will also postpone plans to close more existing coal-fired power plants ahead of winter.
And to deal with the oil crisis, Biden is proposing a fuel tax exemption as pump prices soar.
Economic pressure
The problems overlap in a way that is somewhat reminiscent of the 2008 global recession.
At that time, the central bank rebounded and stopped economic corruption, but geopolitical influences spilled over the years.
The Arab Spring has shown that financial distress has exceeded its limits. In December 2010, when poor Tunisian street trader Mohamed Bouazizi ignited himself, he ignited a passion throughout the Middle East. Protesters went out to the streets, defeated two governments, and rattled more, and later regained some calm in the area later the following year.
Putin Bank is shaking consensus
Russia deliberately takes advantage of what G7 leaders can do to avoid the season of despair May be limited by global cracks.
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They know that the problems of developing countries affect the G7 countries before them, and most migrants choose to go to developed countries to protect their rights. It seems that the G7 is left to the weather, taking advantage of the global crisis. Only the coming storm.
But so far, the G7 is united, although relations with Russia are different.
What is clear is that this G7 has more vehicles than past meetings: success is not in stopping the crisis, but in mitigating it. Failure is exactly what Putin wants.