G7 Summit; Spain’s new government; Violence in Nicaragua
09 June 2018 |
4:00 pm
As the heads of state arrive in Canada, US isolationism is at the forefront of discussion. Is the US stronghold on global diplomacy about to break? The panel also touches on Italy and Spain, beginning two startlingly different paths of government.
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