How Powerful is the UN? http://testu.be/1Iw4X9r Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml It's that time of year where the G7, seven of the world's major leaders meet to discuss major geopolitical...
========== In June, seven of the world’s most influential
government leaders met in Germany for the 2015 G7 summit. The group discussed major
geopolitical issues including terrorism and sanctions against Russia. So how powerful
is the G7? First, its origins: the “Group of Seven”,
started out as the “Group of Six”, back in 1975, but it’s not considered a formal
institution, and has no formal charter. In the beginning, the G6 included: the US, the
UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, which were some of the wealthiest countries at the
time. They called their first meeting to discuss the looming global oil crisis, but its membership
and discussions have fluctuated over time. Canada was added in 1976, The European Commission
has been continuously present since ...