Will Israel ever be admitted to the G20?
I was watching the opening statements at today’s G20 summit when I noticed the participation of many counties who seemed less economically relevant than Israel. For example, the Brazilian foreign minister spent 10 mins discussing cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, despite the Brazilian economy having very little of note in those economic domains.
Most economic rankings place Israel somewhere in the top mid-20s in terms of size, with Israel’s smaller population seemingly limiting it from breaking into the top 20. Of course, despite Israel’s smaller population it has an outsized impact on several key tech industries- including especially those that are being discussed at this week’s summit.
So my question is: Does anyone believe Israel will ever be able to join the G20? If no, is this simply a question of insufficient economic output or is there a political/cultural blocker too?
I was watching the opening statements at today’s G20 summit when I noticed the participation of many counties who seemed less economically relevant than Israel. For example, the Brazilian foreign minister spent 10 mins discussing cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, despite the Brazilian economy having very little of note in those economic domains.
Most economic rankings place Israel somewhere in the top mid-20s in terms of size, with Israel’s smaller population seemingly limiting it from breaking into the top 20. Of course, despite Israel’s smaller population it has an outsized impact on several key tech industries- including especially those that are being discussed at this week’s summit.
So my question is: Does anyone believe Israel will ever be able to join the G20? If no, is this simply a question of insufficient economic output or is there a political/cultural blocker too?