At West Point in December 2009, President Obama announced a surge of 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan—aiming to reverse Taliban gains and train local security forces.

In his article titled “Japan need not save a place for the Global South at the G-7 summit,” published in Nikkei Asia on May 2, 2023, Robert Dujarric argues that Japan should not feel compelled to represent or advocate for the Global South during the G-7 summit. with an idea.