In a way few predicted only weeks ago, reality is knocking at the G20â??s door: the European debt crisis has taken a turn that threatens the global economy. The plans for the next meeting of heads of state or government, convened for November 3 and 4 at Cannes, need rethinking. Still today, the...

There is an unequivocal sign that a cooperation mechanism, a policymaking forum, a â??Gâ?? in short, is losing effectiveness; that its agenda is becoming an end in itself rather than a premise for purposeful action. It is when its press communiquées lose focus and turn into long lists of...

The clock is ticking for the G20. Not a new actor on the international stage â?? it met for the first time in 1998, after the Asian and Russian defaults â?? the G20 has dramatically raised its profile recently, as a consequence of the financial crisis and the international recession. In its...