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From lapse to leadership: what the G7 must do to keep digital trade duty-free Simon J Evenett, IMD Business School Trade under pressure: what to expect from Évian Peter Draper, executive director, Institute for International Trade, The University of Adelaide, and Andreas Freytag, professor of economics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena // FINANCIAL CRIME Illicit finance in a digital age: closing the global enforcement gap Elisa de Anda Madrazo, president, Financial Action Task Force G7 Évian 2026: future-proofing the fight against organised crime and illicit flows Denisse Rudich, director, G7 and G20 Research Groups (London) // LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Ensuring decent work in the age of artificial intelligence
// TOURISM AND CULTURE Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries. But how well is it actually delivering? Shaikha Al Nowais, secretary- general, UN Tourism Peace begins with people: why UNESCO – with the G7 – must champion education, knowledge and trust in a fragmented world Khaled El-Enany, director-general, UNESCO Sustainable tourism and the next phase of global growth Gloria Guevara, president and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council
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// REGIONAL SECURITY G7 performance on Ukraine Alisa Yudina, researcher, G7 Research Group
// MACROECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL POLICY G7 performance on macroeconomic policy Alisha Aslam, researcher, G7 Research Group Restoring confidence, strengthening the foundations for resilience and growth Mathias Cormann, OECD secretary-general Global imbalances: the limits of G7 coordination Financial Institutions Forum China, currency policy and the limits of G7 action Brad W Setser, Council for Foreign Relations Salvaged but not saved: how the G7 can still shape the future of the global minimum tax Mark Sobel, US chair, Official Monetary and Michael Motala, director of taxation, G7 Research Group Improving financial stability in an era of persistent global uncertainty Chiara Oldani, professor, monetary economics, Università degli Studi della Tuscia // TRADE AND INVESTMENT G7 performance on trade Joanna Davies, senior researcher, G7 Research Group Securing the supply chains that sustain us: the strategic role of customs
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NATO’s defence industrial revolution: a transatlantic endeavour for our shared security
Mark Rutte, NATO secretary-general
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// MIDDLE EAST, IRAN AND THE GULF From conflict to order: the G7 and the future of the Vali Nasr, Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Rethinking an Iran strategy and the challenge for global stability Middle East //INTERVIEW
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DEVELOPMENT AND DEBT RELIEF G7 performance on development Sonja Dobson, research
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Ali Vaez, director, Iran Project, International Crisis Group
associate, G7 Research Group The world has the money – here’s how to start leveraging it Alexander De Croo, administrator, United Nations Development Programme La Francophonie towards a renewed multilateral approach Louise Mushikiwabo, secretary-general, International Organization of La Francophonie Strengthening the global finance architecture: empowering national development banks for long-term growth Edgardo Alvarez, secretary- general, Latin American Association for Development Financing Institutions
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Gilbert Houngbo, director-general, International Labour Organization // GENDER EQUALITY G7 performance on gender equality Julia Kulik, director of strategic initiatives and public engagement, G7 Research Group Gender equality at a
// INDO-PACIFIC AND CHINA Reinforcing stability in the Indo-Pacific: a G7 imperative George S Takach, author, Inspired by Taiwan // TERRORISM Counterterrorism without compromises: reasserting human rights in a fractured order Ben Saul, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism
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crossroads: accelerating change, moving beyond resistance Catherine Ladousse, member, Gender Equality Task Force, and member, Haut Conseil à l’Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes
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Ian Saunders, secretary- general, World Customs Organization
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// G7 FRANCE: THE ÉVIAN SUMMIT 2026
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