Question

Define the Group of 7 (G-7), now known as the G-8 (which includes Russia), and describe its origin, purpose, and growing concern with ethnic warfare.

Answer 1

Group of 7 (G-7) refers to the world's seven most powerful industrialized democracies : Germany , Canada, France, Italy, Japan, The United Kingdom and The USA, come together to meet yearly to discuss the issues which are of grave importance to the world like international security, economic governance etc.

Between 1998 till 2013, Russia also became the part of this group and so it was called G-8, but after Russia invaded Cremia in 2013, Russia was removed from the group and it again became G-7

Origin:

In the year 1975, France, The united kingdom, Germany, Italy and Japan formed the group of 6. Canada became a member in the following year so they it could facilitate with a venue for the non - communist powers to talk about the issues which are of economic concern which includes topics like inflation, recession. Cold war politics also found its way into the discussion.

The European union became a fully functioning member is 1981 as a nonenumerated member. No formal criteria has been laid down to become the member of the group but all the participants are developed countries.

The main reason for the formation of G-8 is to understand how to deal with the global problems by series of talks about the grave matters and planning about the action that are needed to be taken to deal with these matters.