https://www.scmp.com/rss/514502/feed Tetsushi Sonobe is dean and CEO of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). He also serves as lead chair of Think7 (T7) Japan, the official think tank engagement group of the Group of 7 (G7), under Japan’s 2023 G7 presidency. He obtained a PhD and BA in economics from Yale University and the University of Tokyo respectively. He is a recipient of the Nikkei Book Publication Prize and Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, and founding board member of the Japanese Association for Development... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Group of Seven (G7) leaders are set to meet in Hiroshima next month to contest daunting global challenges. The host city was hit by an atomic bomb almost 78 years ago, resulting in a historical tragedy. Those who visit the city will see a message to humanity etched on the Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph: “Let all the souls here rest in peace, for we shall not repeat the evil.” Today, we face another human-induced threat in climate change. As the world seeks to prevent the full-scale damage... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218419/climate-change-g7-leaders-must-scale-commitments-and-cooperation-developing-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218419/climate-change-g7-leaders-must-scale-commitments-and-cooperation-developing-world?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Apr 2023 07:45:10 +0000 Traditionally, the Global South and middle powers have been under-represented in multilateral deliberations. But this year, Asian countries are at the helm of two powerful global platforms, with the Group of Seven led by the Japan and the G20 led by India. Under India’s presidency, three prioritised G20 agendas are terrorism, pandemics and climate change. Similarly, Japan’s G7 presidency emphasises economic recovery, climate change mitigation, public health and nuclear non-proliferation. Their... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3213121/g7-and-g20-japan-and-india-helm-must-ensure-global-south-has-voice-table?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3213121/g7-and-g20-japan-and-india-helm-must-ensure-global-south-has-voice-table?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Mar 2023 19:30:11 +0000 The United States and the Soviet Union started developing fusion weapons after US atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Nuclear stockpiles peaked in 1986 with more than 64,000 warheads. Today, the US and Russia own around 90 per cent of all nuclear warheads. The US, Russia, China, France, Britain, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea combined hold close to 13,000 nuclear weapons. An additional 27 countries “endorse” nuclear armament by allowing the potential use of nuclear... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3204074/japans-history-and-g7-presidency-make-it-ideal-champion-denuclearisation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3204074/japans-history-and-g7-presidency-make-it-ideal-champion-denuclearisation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:30:10 +0000