When leaders of the Group of 7 (G7) recently met in Italy to discuss various challenges facing them, the outcome was more rhetoric than action. The many announcements, e.g., the 10-year-long military pact between the US and Ukraine, are little more than many other similar promises of military aid made recently – promises that have not been able to make any difference. As far as Israel’s war on Palestine is concerned, the G7 failed, once again, to adopt a categorical stance on the war and/or force Israel to push back and end the war, with the group’s push to challenge BRICS, too, falling short of anything substantial.

The Domestic Political Baggage

When Western leaders got together in mid-June in Italy to discuss, many of them came with heavy domestic political baggage, facing an uncertain political future. That includes key leaders like Joe Biden (who is facing a resurgent Donald Trump), Rishi Sunak (whose future is being challenged by a resurgent Labour Party), Emmanuel Macron (whose party has been decimated in the EU elections), and the EU itself (where right-wing political parties are making significant headways). Most of these leaders, therefore, do not know if the promises they made at the summit will be ultimately fulfilled. In the same vein, leaders from other countries, e.g., Ukraine, who have received these promises probably understand that Biden’s potential exit from the White House later this year might seriously compromise his military strategy and campaign against Russia. In fact, the Ukrainian leader was quick........

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