G20 Summit in Africa Reveals Deep Divides and Washington’s Dangerous Disengagement

The recent Group of 20 summit held in Johannesburg marked a historic moment: the first-ever G20 hosted in Africa, where priorities of some of the world’s most vulnerable nations took center stage. Yet, amid this groundbreaking dialogue on climate impact, debt fairness, and green energy transition, America—the world’s largest economy and a founding G20 member—chose to boycott the event entirely.Is America Abandoning Its Role on the World Stage?As South Africa shepherded a 122-point declaration emphasizing aid to poor countries battered by climate disasters they did little to cause, from cyclones devastating Mozambique to surging debt burdens in West Africa, Washington’s...