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Asian summits highlight contrasting trajectories

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ASIA

Indonesia hosted the 43rd ASEAN summit and related events, including the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS). India held its first-ever G20 summit. ASEAN’s chairmanship now passes to…

Summit of the Americas highlights division not unity

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LATIN AMERICA/US

With several Latin American leaders absent, the symbolism of the summit as an expression of hemispheric unity was markedly absent. The main declaration, on migration, reflected…

Cuba will define Summit of the Americas success

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LATIN AMERICA/US

The highlight of the Seventh Summit of the Americas on April 10-11 was the historic, even warm, encounter between Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Their 80-minute meeting…

Summits will raise South-east Asia’s global profile

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The lead-up to these has proved a test of the region’s convening power.

Summit highlights contours of Indian foreign policy

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INDIA

India will host the 2023 summit as the group’s chair for the year. Events in Samarkand cast a spotlight on its bilateral relations with other member states and gave an indication…

Turkey would not benefit from BRICS membership

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TURKEY

Days before the summit, Fidan said Turkey would seek membership of the group, echoing similar statements expressed in the past by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has also…

Delhi will step up outreach in Global South

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INDIA

In September, India hosted the G20 summit for the first time. It has throughout its G20 presidency sought to position itself as a bridge between developed economies and fellow…

Bonn meetings will be key in global climate deal

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INTERNATIONAL

The most important climate summit since the 1997 Kyoto gathering will open in Paris at end-November, with the goal of producing the first universal binding climate treaty ever…

Climate talks highlight shortcomings in global efforts

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INTERNATIONAL

Washington has re-joined the Paris agreement and announced new climate commitments, but still faces a credibility gap. It must demonstrate by November’s COP26 summit, how it can…

Uruguay's Mercosur trade strategy will lack consensus

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MERCOSUR

At the anniversary summit, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou proposed making the bloc's rules more flexible to allow member states to negotiate free trade agreements (FTAs…