G20 (Group of Twenty)

The Group of Twenty, an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies, is the premier global forum for discussing economic issues. But it has faced divisions over trade and the response to climate change.

The planet is on fire, the pandemic smolders on, and the global recovery is faltering. The G20 was created for just such challenges, and the Rome summit offers it a chance to rise to the occasion. 

A group of more than one hundred countries has agreed to a historic rewrite of global tax rules. Here’s what to know.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced countries around the world to take steps to weather the economic shock, often including borrowing. Multilateral institutions, the United States, and China all should do more to help low-income countries manage the debt burden. 

In the absence of U.S. leadership, multilateral responses to COVID-19 have been inadequate to date.

Contrasting the current pandemic with past crises underscores U.S. President Donald J. Trump's abdication of global leadership.

The year ahead promises to bring several gatherings of world leaders that could either continue the trend of declining international cooperation or breathe new life into multilateralism.

Despite the president's diplomatic drama, U.S. interests will likely, in the end, decide policy.

World leaders are gearing up for the annual summit of the G20 in Osaka, Japan, where they will turn their attention to a host of issues, not least the U.S.-China trade relationship.