Macron Tries to Hold G7 Together as Trump Brings America First Agenda to June 15-17 Summit
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Updated · Council on Foreign Relations · Jun 11
Macron Tries to Hold G7 Together as Trump Brings America First Agenda to June 15-17 Summit
3 articles · Updated · Council on Foreign Relations · Jun 11
Summary
Évian’s June 15-17 G7 summit is shaping up as a test of whether Emmanuel Macron can keep the meeting on track as Donald Trump’s attendance adds a competing U.S. agenda.
France had planned talks on macroeconomic imbalances, economic security, critical minerals, development reform and AI, including a Macron-led video call with China and other countries on global imbalances.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the late-February U.S.-Israeli attack has upended that script, driving energy, supply-chain and commodity shocks that are expected to dominate formal and private discussions.
Trump is expected to press a more transactional line on development, technology, China-linked supply chains and fossil fuel output, even as overlap with France on economic security and some AI issues offers limited room for cooperation.
The broader risk is that disputes over Ukraine, trade, digital sovereignty and climate policy deepen mistrust inside the G7 just before France hands the group’s 2027 presidency to the United States.
Can the G7's AI ambitions survive a summit dominated by the threat of war and economic crisis?
With global supply chains severed, can the G7 prove its relevance or will divisions render it powerless?
How will leaders tackle the crisis hitting everything from microchips to food security as the Hormuz Strait remains closed?
Fractured Consensus: The 2026 G7 Summit in France Amid Global Crises and Geopolitical Divides
Overview
The 2026 G7 Summit in France brings world leaders together at a tense moment, as the prolonged war in the Middle East dominates the global agenda and creates major economic risks. With oil prices surging and fears of a global recession rising, the summit is expected to be a challenging forum for coordinating responses to these crises. However, deep divisions among allies make a unified front unlikely. The gathering highlights how ongoing geopolitical conflicts and economic pressures are straining international cooperation, setting the stage for difficult discussions and uncertain outcomes.