U.S. President Donald Trump raised his fist when he arrived at Calgary International Airport before the start of the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada on June 15, 2025.
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As leaders of the world’s largest advanced economic power gather at Canada’s Seven (G7) summit this year, ongoing trade instability and turmoil in Ukraine and the Middle East will dominate.
Due to uncertainty about the major issues of the White House’s economic and foreign policy, allies may ask whether U.S. President Donald Trump stands with them or oppose them at a major geopolitical point.
The G7 includes representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, as well as EU and other guest participants. Leaders from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Ukraine, South Africa and South Korea should also be invited to this year’s gathering.
These summits are designed to promote the greatest consensus on global economic and geopolitical challenges and coordinate actions for solutions.
However, this year’s group’s problems come from internal Trump’s trade tariff array A potential global trade war is imminent because Britain, Trade agreement signed with Washington in May.
The summit took place after Trump’s 90-day pause on the “countdown” tariffs is still in effect, with Japan and the EU hoping to reach a deal by the July 9 deadline, when higher trade duties (currently higher trade duties (currently by Trump) were reduced to 10% during the transition period to allow transactions to allow transactions – negotiations can be conducted.
Canada is hit 25% tariff Cars and 50% steel and aluminum import taxalthough goods covered by USMCA trade agreements, including Mexico, should also perform their duties. Canada’s revenge 25% tariff on U.S. importsalthough it has suspended some to protect domestic industries.
A bilateral meeting between Trump and leaders seeking a trade deal is expected to take place at the G7 summit in the next few days, but the odds of any big bang deal encountered are uncertain. Trump seems confident that progress may be made on the agreement.
Asked if he plans to announce any trade agreements at the summit when he leaves the White House on Sunday, Trump said: “We have a trade agreement. All we have to do is write, ‘This is the fee you have to pay.’ But I think we will have some new new trade deals.” Reported by AP.
No joint statement
Host Canada certainly seems to avoid any obvious signs of disunity as it abandons the usual communiqué released at the end of the G7 summit, how the group plans to jointly plan to solve the joint challenges.
This may try to avoid duplication of the conclusions repeated in Canada in 2018, when Trump withdrew his support for the joint statement during his tenure. The 2019 French summit was the last gathering Trump attended.
President Donald Trump arrived at the press conference at the end of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France on August 26, 2019.
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“G7 was founded fifty years ago, so democracies in the world’s high-economic economy can be consistent on common economic and geopolitical challenges. But what happens when an unstable cause comes from within the G7? This is the problem leaders face when they meet at Kananaskis this week,” John Lipsky, John Lipsky, President of International Economics and Chairman of International Economics at Atlantic Consions, has said that a study has been summed up.
He added: “Trump will try to coordinate the economic coercion between the (G7) group and China. However, the remaining leaders may return to Trump, saying that this coordination is at the heart of why the G7 work will be easier if he does not impose tariffs on allies.”
Other elephants in the room
There is also a tough problem, namely the recovery of Ukraine or Russia, further Trump sanctions in Moscow and the crisis in the Middle East, and recently Attacks between Israel and Iran kill hundreds of people And grow up Worries about the global economy.
Israel’s staunch ally the United States stepped in to help shoot down Iranian missiles, while other global leaders called for the elimination of tensions.
Analysts say that given Trump’s frequent counter-trend and tacit nature, the background of such tariffs and conflict is likely to spark fireworks at Canada’s June summit.
“In 2018, Trump last attended the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Canada, which he regarded as a reality TV show,” said analysts in the pre-conference analysis.
“With Trump’s tariff war in full swing and targeting other countries, the meeting may be more controversial than the last visit,” they noted. To avoid another disastrous end of the G7 summit, CSIS said global leaders need to acknowledge and act on Trump’s concerns “on global leadership.”
They noted: “At previous meetings, G7 members had a clear interest in addressing technological advances, public health, major wars, and other issues beyond the group’s traditional mandate. With many international institutions today being paralyzed by geopolitical competition, the world now needs a consistent action than ever before.”
