The G8 meeting in Gleneagles is looming as we pull together this issue of Radar. Therefore this is not a reflection on the outcomes but a questioning of the big picture. Is the G8 outmoded, as a group of leaders based on geographical borders? Given the questions that they are addressing, isn’t there an irresistible case to enhance the diversity of the group? And where are the other players in the G8 discussions? Business still prefers to have only a limited profile, and the protestors – likely to number in their tens of thousands — can only get as close as security allows.