Reportingfrom the African Union's meeting in London days before the G-8 Conference.

As the G-8 negotiations enter their final phase there appears to be no deal on agricultural subsidies or climate change; France's proposalsarepotentially disastrous for global economies.

By recognizingthe G-8'ssymbolic power as its most salient feature, the United States can effectively take advantage of itin pursuing its broader set of foreign policy goals.

AEI scholars available to comment on the G-8 summit at Gleneagles.

Poverty will not be made history by aging rock stars and good will, but by sound institutions and domestic growth. Aidcan be counter-productive if not done carefully.