Bending the Architecture: The Role of Asia in a Reformed G7

August 7, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Mānoa Campus, 1601 East-West Road

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. HST

Bending the Architecture: The Role of Asia in a Reformed G7

featuring
Dr. Victor Cha, President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS and Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University



Abstract: Amidst a world in turmoil, our traditional institutions of global governance are underperforming. The UN is stymied by global power competition between permanent Security Council members. The G20 and BRICS are unable to reach consensus among developing economies. The WTO, now with 160 members, cannot find a path forward amidst the weaponization of economic interdependence. The G7 has emerged as the de facto institution of global governance, but it is badly in need of reform. G7 countries today represent a fraction of the global population and economy. Yet, the G7's mandate, as seen in Hiroshima and Puglia, has grown. This project brings new data and empirics to understand how a reimagined G7 with greater representation from Asia can fulfill its new role as a critical institution of global governance.

Dr. Victor Cha is President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department at CSIS and Distinguished University Professor, D.S. Song-KF Chair, and Professor of Government at Georgetown University. Since 2021, he has served on the Biden administration's Defense Policy Board, and previously was Director of Asian Affairs on the National Security Council from 2004 to 2007. He was also US Deputy Head of Delegation for the Six Party Talks. His most recent book is Korea: A New History of South and North (Yale University Press, 2023). His forthcoming book will be released in September 2024 titled The Black Box: Demystifying the Study of Korean Unification (Columbia University Press).

The views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect East-West Center policies or positions.

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