Will the G7 summit be the dawn of Global Britain?
This year is a uniquely British year in foreign affairs. Following swiftly on from the signing of the Brexit deal, the UK has chaired the UN Security Council, and will host the UN Climate Change Conference (Cop26) in Glasgow in November. In the middle of it all comes this months G7 summit, to be hosted by the UK in Carbis Bay, Cornwall. The UK holds the G7 presidency, and therefore sets the agenda for the first in-person meeting of its leaders since the outbreak of the pandemic. It is a significant moment in the international calendar, and thus a major opportunity for post-Brexit Britain to demonstrate its influence in international affairs. The most obvious way for the UK to do so