The G20 Fracture

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For decades, the Group of 20 served as the primary shorthand for global stability. It was the room where the established powers of the West sat alongside the rising engines of the Global South to manage the world economy. It was a forum built on the assumption that economic interdependency could override ideological friction.

However, as 2026 begins, that assumption has been discarded in favor of a much more volatile reality. The decision...