Postscript: +1 In the G8 2011 communiqué – “Renewed Commitment for Freedom and Democracy” under Section III on the Global Economy and the Sub-Section Trade, the G8 confirmed its dedication to further free trade. The G8 would like the Doha round to reach a close as it has been lacking and there is need to [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron delivered a clear message to the press today concerning his plans for MENA countries. The UK will support the Arab Spring countries in their persuit of democracy and freedom, stating that to not “would be to give oxygen to exremists”. Promises were followed will an assurance of his commitment to making [...]
The G8 collectively affirmed a commitment to peace and security in North Africa, first by launching the Deauville Partnership in the presence of Egyptian and Tunisian heads of government to facilitate a transition to democracy for the recently liberated Arab states. Furthermore, they collectively demanded immediate regime change in Libya, calling for an end to [...]
Prospects G8 members have traditionally been supporters of initiatives that attempt to tackle the drug trade and most have signed on the Paris Pact Initiative. The action plan outlines a way to curtail transatlantic cocaine trafficking and will most likely be adopted due to the relative success of previous initiatives and because a comprehensive strategy [...]
Prospects Many such initiatives have failed either in planning or follow-up. It is unlikely that the US, or Canada would sign on to such agreements as recent history and the dismal failure of the Kyoto Protocol indicates. US climate change negotiator Harlan Watson has in the past said that any significant reduction targets for 2020 [...]
