"Bending" the Architecture: Reimagining the G7

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The global governance system is in disarray. The UN Security Council is frozen by geopolitical rivalry and two wars. Other institutions such as the G20 and World Trade Organization (WTO) are underperforming. Time does not allow for building a new governance institution—but requires the “bending” of existing ones to meet the moment. This CSIS report speaks to the global need to elevate the Group of Seven (G7), a bloc of industrialized democracies—the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union—to foster a more stable and predictable world order. The report offers recommendations on reimagining the future G7 as a critical institution of global governance, focused on agenda setting, institutionalization, and membership of the body.

This project is supported by CSIS and the Federation of Korean Industries.

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Asia, Europe, Korea, Russia and Eurasia, Defense and Security, Geopolitics and International Security, Technology, Trade and International Business, Global Governance and Institutions, and Allies and Partners
John J. Hamre

John J. Hamre

CSIS President and CEO, and Langone Chair in American Leadership
Victor Cha

Victor Cha

President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
Emily Benson

Emily Benson

Former Director, Project on Trade and Technology and Former Senior Fellow, Scholl Chair in International Business
Max Bergmann

Max Bergmann

Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
Erin L. Murphy

Erin L. Murphy

Deputy Director, Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics and Senior Fellow, Emerging Asia Economics
Caitlin Welsh

Caitlin Welsh

Director, Global Food and Water Security Program

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