Is it G8 or G20? For Russia, of Course, It's Both

Studia diplomatica, Vol. LXIII: 2010, No. 2: The Future of the G8 and G20

Posted: 27 Sep 2013

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Marina Larionova

Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) - Center for Studies of International Institutions

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

The essay attempts to respond to several key questions on Russia’s position vis-à-vis the financial and economic crisis and the G8/G20 summitry. The author takes the questions put forward by the editors and focuses on Russia’s basic understanding of the consequences of financial and economic crisis and estimations of what should happen; the Russian government’s perception of the future role of the G8 and G20, their respective agendas, possibility of a fixed secretariat; G20/G8 place in Russia’ foreign policy and the government position on the relation between the G20 and formal multilateralism. The paper draws on facts and formal documents augmenting the reasoning with citations. It also employs results of comparative content analysis of the summits’ documents to highlight trends on the G8/G20 engagement with multilateral institutions. The author concludes by looking at the opportunities of enhancing G20 multilateralism.

Keywords: G8, G20, financial crisis, multilateral institutions

JEL Classification: F5, F59

Suggested Citation

Larionova, Marina, Is it G8 or G20? For Russia, of Course, It's Both (2010). Studia diplomatica, Vol. LXIII: 2010, No. 2: The Future of the G8 and G20, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2331508

Marina Larionova (Contact Author)

Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA) - Center for Studies of International Institutions ( email )

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