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The '''G8''' is an informal group of eight major industrialized countries: the [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Japan]], [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Germany]], and [[Italy]] (plus the [[EU]] who has observer status), and between 1998 and 2014 [[Russia]].  The G8 heads of state have met annually since 1976 in summit meetings to discuss economic and political issues.
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The '''G8''' is an informal group of eight major non-[[Western alliance|Western]] countries, Brazil, China, India, Russia, Indonesia, Iran, Turkey and Mexico.  Many are former [[colonialism|colonies]] of Western [[imperialism]].  The group was formed after a series of aggressive wars by [[NATO]], the United States, and the [[European Union]] in the post-[[Cold War]] era, and the attempts by Western powers to spread [[globalism]] and maintain global hegemony through economic sanctions, [[coup]]s, proxy wars, and wars of aggression against target countries.
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The country holding the Chair is responsible for hosting and setting the agenda of the Summit. 
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==See also==
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*[[G&]]
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Since passage of the [[Magnitsky Act]] in 2012, or the Russia sanctions bill, Russia's membership has been suspended and the group has assumed its [[Cold War]] title as G7 again.
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Since the summits are of the highest profile with leaders from nations that control some 65% of international wealth, the [[left]] and other radical groups demonstrate to attempt to disrupt the meetings and bring attention to their causes.
      
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