The G20 Summit in Buenos Aires
At a Glance
29-11-2018
On 30 November and 1 December 2018, Argentina hosts the 13th Group of Twenty (G20) summit. This is the first time that a G20 summit is being hosted by a South American country, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the consolidation of the G20 at leader level following the 2008 summit in Washington. Main challenges will include achieving consensus on climate and trade, with US-China relations being a decisive factor in the latter.
At a Glance
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- America
- Argentina
- Asia and Oceania
- China
- civil society
- climate change
- deterioration of the environment
- economic geography
- ENVIRONMENT
- G20
- GEOGRAPHY
- human rights
- human rights movement
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international trade
- LAW
- political geography
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- rights and freedoms
- summit meeting
- TRADE
- trade dispute
- United States
- world organisations
- World Trade Organisation