Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 05/2010

From London to L'Aquila: Building a Bridge between the G20 and the G8

Paola Subacchi, Eric Helleiner

June 2009

Centre for International Governance Innovation

Abstract

From many perspectives, the London Summit of the G20 leaders at the beginning of April 2009 was a success - and a hard act to follow. The discussion was framed around crisis resolution and the strengthening of the international financial architecture. Beyond any concrete achievement, the success of the London Summit is that it morphed into an ongoing process with a rolling agenda, rather than remaining a one-off event.