Why tensions between the US and its allies are now so critical: Reflections on competing coalition dynamics ahead of the G7 summit
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Fri, 06/05/2026 – 15:21
6 minutes
The G7 summit that will take place in Évian, France, on 15-17 June, comes at a critical moment for relations between the United States and its allies. It offers an opportunity to forge new coalition dynamics. The summit, which will extend beyond the seven G7 leaders – France has also invited India, South Korea, Brazil and Kenya – will be the right place to do so. It would also be the right time to do so, and quite urgently: the Western alliance is weakening while an anti-Western coalition led by China is rapidly consolidating. And this is a major difference from the Trump 1 era.
Coalition wars
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