Africa’s first G20: A triumph of multilateralism?

Описание: Africa’s first G20 summit, held in South Africa's capital Johannesburg, wrapped up on Sunday as President Ramaphosa passed the rotating presidency to the US, which was a no-show at the event. US President Donald Trump boycotted the summit in Johannesburg on unfounded allegations that South Africa's black majority government persecutes its white minority. Despite that, the South African leader adopted a declaration addressing the climate crisis and other pressing global challenges, which he hailed as "renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation".

Guests:

Andy Mok
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization

Thomas Warrick
Director of The Future of DHS Project at Atlantic Council

00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Look into Africa’s first G20 summit
05:03 - The debate
05:40 - What was the summit’s major accomplishment?
06:43 - Why did Trump repeat discredited white genocide claims?
08:49 - Has the US gifted a leadership opportunity to China and India?
10:19 - To what extent have the divisions within the Republican Party influenced US foreign policy?
11:52 - How effective was the summit?
13:29 - What positives were successfully achieved at this G20?
15:10 - On the US influence in the Global South
17:13 - US absence at G20: A precedent-setting moment?
18:36 - Does the US absence signify it pivoting towards the Indo-Pacific?
20:52 - Does the US absence at the summit signal future G20 disagreements?
22:52 - How was global inequality addressed at the summit?

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