Background Books
G7: The 2014 Brussels Summit
Edited by John Kirton and Madeline Koch
Published by Newsdesk Media Group and the G8 Research Group, 2014
For a downloadable electronic version, click here.
Leaders' perspectives
- History belongs to those who embrace the future
- José´ Manuel Barroso, president, European Commission
- Bringing the benefits of globalisation home
- David Cameron, prime minister, United Kingdom
- A stable, competitive European Union
- Angela Merkel, chancellor, Germany
- The hard work of building democracy
- Barack Obama, president, United States of America
- In support of Ukraine's territorial integrity: restoring economic and political stability
- Stephen Harper, prime minister, Canada
- Shaping global destiny
- Franç¸ois Hollande, president, France
- A proactive contribution to peace
- Shinzo Abe, prime minister, Japan
- The Mediterranean is the heart of our political and cultural actions
- Matteo Renzi, prime minister, Italy
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Editor's introduction
- Seeking to strengthen democratic security and solidarity worldwide
- John Kirton, director, G8 Research Group, University of Toronto
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Business viewpoints
- Private-sector-led growth and the global economy
- DSM Nutritional Products, GE Healthcare, International Gas Union
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Energy and climate change as G7 priorities
- The pursuit of energy security and market stability in the oil industry
- Abdalla Salem El-Badri, secretary general, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- Water security for growth
- Benedito Braga, president, World Water Council
- Escaping the poverty trap
- Achim Steiner, United Nations under-secretary general and executive director, United Nations Environment Programme
- Climate-change governance: achievements, hopes and dangers
- Ella Kokotsis, G8 Research Group
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Global health governance
- Maternal and child health at the centre of the development agenda
- Anthony Lake, executive director, UNICEF
- Unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
- Joy D Fitzgibbon, Global Health Diplomacy Program, University of Toronto
- Proactive prevention: the Caribbean contribution to global health
- C James Hospedales, executive director, Caribbean Public Health Agency
Economy, growth and jobs
- Joint commitment can kickstart growth
- Robert Fauver, former US G7/G8 sherpa
- Generating decent jobs for youth
- Guy Ryder, director general, International Labour Organization
- Education for sustainable, shared prosperity
- Harry Anthony Patrinos, lead education economist, World Bank, and Gaurav Tiwari, education consultant, World Bank
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Cybersecurity
- Big and open data
- Neelie Kroes, vice president, European Commission, responsible for the Digital Agenda for Europe
- Strengthening standards for cybersecurity and surveillance
- John Lyons, chief executive, International Cyber Security Protection Alliance
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Trade, taxation and transparency
- Promoting growth and development through trade
- Yonov Frederick Agah, deputy director general, World Trade Organization
- Sound investment policies for sustainable economic development
- Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary general, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- Advancing global action to support fiscal sustainability
- Angel Gurría, secretary general, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- The G7/G20 tax agenda: time to secure progress across the world
- Dries Lesage, Ghent Institute for International Studies, Ghent University
- Put an end to money laundering, bribery and corruption
- Cobus de Swardt, managing director, Transparency International
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Africa as a global opportunity
- Turning economic growth into economic transformation
- Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank
- The role of ICTs in developing Africa
- Hamadoun Touré, secretary-general, International Telecommunication Union
- Powering Africa forward
- Andrew M Herscowitz, coordinator, Power Africa and Trade Africa
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Agriculture, food security and nutrition
- Growing a better future for all
- Kanayo Nwanze, president, International Fund for Agricultural Development
- Working to achieve the vision of a world free from hunger
- Ertharin Cousin, executive director, World Food Programme
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Foreign policy and security
- The humanitarian crisis in Syria poses a threat to world peace
- Valerie Amos, under-secretary general and emergency relief coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Achieve secure borders through dedication, not tragedy
- Ronald Noble, secretary general, INTERPOL
- Protecting global security norms for nuclear non-proliferation
- David Shorr, foreign policy and international affairs analyst
- Tackling regional security conflicts: sanctions or military force?
- Julia Kulik, G8 Research Group
- The political threats facing East Asia
- David A Welch, chair of global security, Balsillie School of International Affairs, and senior fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
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Strengthening the summit process
- Keeping the faith: still focused on goals
- Karen Hamilton, general secretary, Canadian Council of Churches
- Assessing compliance with the Lough Erne commitments
- Caroline Bracht, G8 Research Group, and Mark Rakhmangulov, International Organisations Research Institute, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Leaders' profiles
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