Blair Ruble, Director of the WWC’s Kennan Institute, argues that the U.S-Russia Summit of July 6th-8th was a ‘non-event’ because of the context in which the summit took place. Ruble explains that other events such as the G8 summit and Michael Jackson’s funeral may have driven popular attention away from the President’s highly anticipated trip to Moscow. (0:30)
Mark Helmke, senior professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, talks about how the U.S. needs to cut carbon emissions and take on a stronger stance on the global warming problem in the the upcoming G8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan. (1:27)
Philip Clapp, deputy managing director of the Pew Environment Group, Mark Helmke, senior professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jennifer Morgan, director of the Climate and Energy Security Programme at E3G discussed the U.S.’s role in the upcoming G8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan. (more…)
