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G20 Summit India: More About Schmoozing Than Anything Else

Friday, September 8, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I’ve argued for years that annual G20 summits are much ado about nothing. But I’ve always recognized their one politically redeeming value.  That used to be the opportunity for the world’s political power brokers to forge collegial relationships. Even that illusion has crumbled. G20 Summit India President Putin is AWOL. But he has been for years. This year, Russia’s genocidal… Read more.

G20: Trump Foolish, Friendless, and Feckless (and Those Friggin’ Trump kids!)

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 8:29 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

[President Trump is a] man who barks out bile in 140 characters, who wastes his precious days as President at war with the West’s institutions — like the judiciary, independent government agencies and the free press. He was an uneasy, awkward figure at this gathering and you got the strong sense some other leaders were… Read more.