Is Italy's G8 Membership In Jeopardy? Posted by David Shorr

From The Guardian's diplomatic editor, Julian Borger, we have this report about mounting exasperation with the Berlusconi government's dreadful performance as conveners of the upcoming G8 summit in L'Aquila and the possibility that Italy could be kicked out of the club. That would be a major diplomatic move, and therefore should not be carried out in a fit of pique. On the other hand, if this idea gains steam, there are ways it could be a step in the right direction.

My main concern about these summit meetings is to hold them to the highest possible standard of substantive action. With all the hoopla and ceremony, we should always ask what the assembled leaders actually accomplished to justify the fuss. In other words, soaring communiques don't cut it. If the Italian government truly has botched its job as host and pays a steep diplomatic price, that would reinforce the idea that much is expected from nations and leaders who want to be considered major powers.

Those looking for an info and commentary source on the L'Aquila summit should go to this blog, brought to you by Canada's Centre for International Governance Innovation and Britain's Chatham House.

Comments

[xdiesp]

Just another baseless hit piece against Berlusconi: the G8 meeting in Italy hasn't started yet, for fu**'s sake. Do you believe it normal, that a newspaper can call for an attack this massive on an allied country? It sounds a little imperialist.

[mario]

@xdiesp:
yes, another hit piece vs Berlusconi.
There are a lot of hit pieces against him,
from Italy, from Spain, from France, from Usa, from UK.
Pieces from Italy are mounted by magistrates,
covered by laws made by him in person,
just to demonstrate he's always innocent, it need to make a law
that establish that a prime minster is always innocent.
He did it. Italans know it. But it does not matter.
Democracy does not matter, in Italy.
French are communists, Usa are communists, uk, Spain, Magistrates,
newspapers, all communists.

[mario]

@xdiesp:
when all the people walk with an umbrella,
maybe all of them are fool, or maybe it's raining.

[xdiesp]

Or maybe the Left doesn't like the Right worldwide, be it Bush or Berlusconi. Wow, can you imagine that?

Are we supposed to boycott all elected gov't we don't like? Hardly democratic.

[Andrea]

Mario, Berlusconi is not the Italian people, and is quite disgusting to see people wishing the ill of their Country for sectarian purposes. According to whatsoever indicators you want, if a member deverves to be kickef off G8, this will be UK. Anyway, this is an interesting move to sow discord between P.I.G.S.

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