http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkePtXn0IDM At the conclusion of the G20 Summit in Toronto, British Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the media and took 4 questions. Out of the four, two were related to…you guessed it..England’s World Cup loss to Germany earlier that afternoon. As you will see in the video below (which captures the response to the first), [...]
Italy has been awarded a score of +1 for its efforts to promote its world economy priorities at both the G8 and G20 summits. Although none of its objectives were discussed at the G8 Muskoka Summit itself, in light of its statement quoted above it is clear that Italy always intended to focus its efforts [...]
Italy has been awarded a score of 0.75 for its efforts to promote its agenda on nuclear non-proliferation. The G8 expressed strong support for the strengthening of the NPT regime, encouraging all states to “follow on actions” recommended by the recent NPT Review Conference. The communiqué strongly urged “all states to remedy all outstanding non-compliance [...]
Italy has been awarded a score of 0.25 for its efforts to promote its energy security agenda at the 2010 summit. The G8 communiqué made no mention of the need to counter speculation on energy prices and promote energy diversification – with the exception of a passing mention of “bioenergy” as a means of ensuring [...]
Italy has been awarded a score of 1 for its three-fold agenda on regional security. With regards to Iran, the communiqué emphasized that, while Iran has a “right to a civilian nuclear program,” the G8 stood firm on its position that Iran must satisfy the international community of the “peaceful nature” of its nuclear program. [...]
