John Kirton

G7 leaders with Ukraine President at the 2023 G7 Summit, Hiroshima, Japan. Photo courtesy G7.

“The Group of Seven (G7) major democratic powers is the smallest, swiftest ship with the most commonly committed and closely coordinated crew on the global governance seas today,” writes scholar John Kirton who goes on to make his case in this thoughtful essay. From its 1975 beginnings with a goal to protect democracy and promote social advancement to the complex challenge of conflict, terrorism, and other security threats, Kirton details how the G7 is more effective than ever.