G7: LEADERS ENJOYED FINE DINNING. BUT NO AGREEMENT. NO DIRECTION. NO PEACE PLAN.

Can a Club That Can’t Agree Still Lead the World?

QUICK ABSORBS (STRATEGIC TAKEAWAYS):

🌍 G7 or G6+G1 or G8 or G9 – Everyone Guessing

🌍 No joint communiqué: A G7 summit without consensus is a G7 without credibility.

🌍 Trump exits early: Undermines unity, proposes reinstating Russia & China—redefining G7 into G9?

🌍 Middle East dominates: U.S. blocks a ceasefire statement on Israel-Iran; fractures deepen.

🌍Ukraine sidelined: Sanctions scattered; no joint Ukraine stance.

🌍Climate-tech moves forward: Agreements on AI, critical minerals, and wildfires—but largely Canadian-led.

🌍 India back in Canadian favour: Bilateral reset begins, but without broader South Global narrative.

THE G7 IS NOW THE G1 + G6

Trump's early departure from the summit, refusal to back a joint Ukraine or Middle East communiqué, and calls for Russia's return sent a clear signal:

The U.S. under Trump is not leading the G7—it is disrupting it.

This G7 was defined more by internal fracture than external strategy.

• Trump’s pitch to convert the G7 into a G8 or G9 (including Russia and even China) alienated France and Canada instantly.

• Italy’s Meloni and France’s Macron publicly clashed with Trump’s delegation—viral moments overtaking diplomatic substance.

MIDDLE EAST OVERSHADOWS EVERYTHING

Israel’s direct strike on Iran just weeks prior made the Middle East the real center of gravity.

• G7’s official stance: “Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons.”

• Trump’s unofficial stance: “We know where Iran’s Supreme Leader is hiding—we're just not killing him yet.”

The U.S. blocked any joint ceasefire call. European members sought a de-escalation framework. Trump wanted deterrence through dominance.

Result: No agreement. No direction. No peace plan.

UKRAINE: ONCE A HEADLINE, NOW A FOOTNOTE

Zelenskyy was present. But the symbolism was stronger than substance:

• Canada pledged C$2 billion.

• No collective action on sanctions or weapon supply.

• Trump again cast doubt on NATO’s future and questioned Ukraine’s utility to the West.

A sharp contrast from 2022 or 2023 summits where Ukraine was the raison d'être of G7 unity.

CLIMATE, AI, AND CRITICAL MINERALS: THE ONLY COHESION

Canada pushed through:

• A global wildfire response alliance

• Coordination on AI governance

• Agreement on critical mineral supply chains (especially rare earths decoupled from China)

But again: implementation uncertain, and buy-in soft—especially with U.S. oscillating between climate denial and digital dominance.

INDIA: QUIET RETURN TO THE TABLE

In a minor but symbolic move:

• Canada and India agreed to re-appoint High Commissioners, effectively ending last year’s diplomatic freeze.

• But no G7-wide India outreach happened. Modi’s engagement was tactical, not transformative.

CONCLUSION: IS G7, A CLUB DESPERATELY TRYING TO BE RELEVANT?

This G7 summit short of failure. Let us call it fractured. And in doing so, it exposed the growing irrelevance of traditional Western alliances in a multipolar world.

• The U.S. is no longer the shepherd—but a wolf within the flock.

• Europe is disjointed, looking to patch over crises it cannot resolve.

• Global South was mostly a prop, not a partner.

Unless the G7 can:

• Redefine itself as a strategy forum rather than a Western ritual

• Include emerging powers in genuine decision-making

• Agree on at least one collective mission

…it risks becoming a dinner club of fading empires, watching the future unfold from the sidelines.