// STRENGTHENING THE G7 SYSTEM
American leadership at Kananaskis
T he G7 was created in a time of crisis and has historically been most effective when it mobilises its members – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States plus the European Union – in response to urgent global challenges. Success at such summits often hinges on clear US leadership. Canada is hosting the 51st G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, the same mountain village where former prime minister Jean Chrétien convened the 2002 summit following the 11 Sep- tember terrorist attacks on the United States the year before. That meeting helped launch the US-led Transport Security Initiative, raising global screening standards for cargo and trav- ellers. The resulting cooperation aided economic recovery and improved secu- rity across G7 members and beyond. A UNITED FRONT At this year’s Kananaskis Summit, US president Donald Trump could again rally G7 partners in response to mount- Christopher Sands, director, Hopkins Center for Canadian Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies In an uncertain global landscape, American leadership can prove decisive. From critical minerals to defence, trade and migration, at Kananaskis the US has an opportunity to shape the agenda for the path ahead
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