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Gender typically occupies a peripheral role in multilateral policy discussions such as those that take place at the G7. This policy brief considers the place of gender in the G7,…
International threats emanating from cyberspace increasingly encroach on every aspect of public life in a cross-cutting fashion. The result is that we are vitally in need of…
With more people now aged over 65 than under 15 across the G7 nations, the major economies in the West face a unique challenge. The task of filling the gap left by seniors as they…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. Across the globe, major countries – both within and outside of the G7 community – and companies are increasingly investing in…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. Le Premier Ministre canadien, Justin Trudeau, avait placé le sommet du G7 2018 à Charlevoix (Québec) sous le signe de l’égalité…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. This year’s G7 Summit in Charlevoix had promised to be a thoroughly feminist affair, with gender equality, development and…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. The big topic of conversation among the journalists and policy analysts working round the clock at the G7 summit in Québec this…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. Protests have often featured prominently on the sidelines of major conferences. The intensive media coverage and its…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. With the recent decision taken by the Trump administration to impose steel and aluminium tariffs on its European and Canadian…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. When the first draft agendas of the G7 summit in Charlevoix made the rounds, Canada appeared dead set on making the problem of…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. In the lead up to the 2018 G7 Summit in Quebec, Canada promised that it would be a ‘tremendous opportunity to strengthen Canada’…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. Brexit, the closely-fought Scottish independence referendum, ongoing turmoil in Cataolonia, and, more recently, Italy’s election…
International Media Centre – G7 Charlevoix Summit. It is testament to their commitment to the G7 process that since 1975 the overwhelming majority of leaders have sought to attend…
We’re all aware of the gender imbalance in boardrooms, Hollywood studios and politics. But what about global peace talks? Only 4% of signatories to peace…
Google Trends has already been used by social science researchers to measure racism within a community. In this article LSE’s Elliott Green demonstrates how this online…