G7

By: Andrew Gavin Marshall

Originally published: 7 July 2015

Source : Proche & Moyen-Orient, Guillaume Berlat, 07-10-2019

Russophobic rhetoric persists in Washington, but a counter-argument is emerging.
Patrick LAWRENCE

As 21WIRE reported previously this week, the mere presence of Iran at the G7 has rattled Neocon hawks in Washington and Tel Aviv, and for obvious reasons. Any move towards bilateral talks between the US and Iran threatens to upend the regional ambitions of both the Jewish State and the Wahhabi Kingdom.

The Group of Seven (G7) self-declared advanced nations meet this weekend in France for their 45th annual summit. US President Donald Trump caused a stir ahead of the gathering in Biarritz when he remarked that Russia should be included in the format, thereby making it a G8 summit.
“Russia should be at the negotiating table,” said Trump, in a rare moment of lucidity.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss French President Macron’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in France on Monday, where the French leader did some serious ass kissing, as he talked up efforts “to tie Russia and Europe back together” as one single, united Europe.
Macron said he believed “Europe stretches from Lisbon to Vladivostok.” Macron the proceeded to blast US President Trump, saying that threats to multilateralism do not come from Moscow, but instead from Washington.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been seeking to expand the number of countries joining the Silk Road [Archive]
China has hailed the beginning of a new era in ties with Italy following President Xi Jinping’s visit to Rome on the weekend.
Xi met with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the two presided over a ceremony to sign a memorandum of understanding making Italy the first G7 country to join the One Belt One Road initiative, despite US protests over the move.

Russian and Chinese Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the Kremlin, Russia on 4 July 2017. The Silk Road runs through parts of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and aligns with Russia’s strategic interests [PPIO]Thirteenth Century adventurer and explorer Marco Polo opened Europe to China when he journeyed from his home in Venice to then capital Peking (now Beijing).
He chronicled his trip on the legendary Silk Road in a series of writings which introduced Europeans to the splendor and wealth of China.

With the rise of protectionist tendencies and Trump’s billowing trade war, the five leaders of the BRICS bloc, which represents over 40% of the world’s GDP, are committing themselves to an even closer degree of economic cooperation in a joint declaration following a meeting in Johannesburg for the annual summit. Trade between BRICS members grew by 30% in 2017, and, in the wake of Trump’s tariffs regime, is likely to increase as members seek to further diversify their trade portfolios as well as mitigate the damage done by Trump’s war to put or keep America on top of the world.

US President Donald Trump levied metals tariffs affecting steel and aluminum imports of 25% and 10% respectively on the pretext of national security. Objectively speaking, it’s a rather silly move to claim that importing raw materials from Canada presents a threat to America’s national security, with Canada being a long time ally and major trade partner.