The Summit’s Light and Dark Sides

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has made no mystery of her pride for the G7 summit held in Apulia, which she declared a success.

However, the summit had both a light and dark side. On the one hand, the G7 leaders presented a united front on the most urgent geopolitical issues, including relations with Russia and China, announcing new measures—both short- and long-term—to address them. On the other hand, growing uncertainty surrounding the evolution of the domestic politics in most G7 countries and, in particular, the looming prospect of a radical leadership change in the U.S. and French governments in the coming months raise doubts over the actual implementation of what was decided at the summit and, more generally, the future direction of Western policies.