Think 7

Think7 (T7) is the official G7 engagement group bringing together leading think tanks and research centres to provide practical, evidence-based recommendations to G7 decision-makers. 

In 2026, IDDRI and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) are joining  forces to coordinate the T7 for the French G7 Presidency.

Against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical tensions and rapidly shifting alliances, fostering dialogue has become both more difficult and more needed. In this context, engaging among G7 countries and beyond is essential to maintain channels of exchange and rebuild trust in an increasingly fragmented world.

This year’s T7 is bringing together around 50 organisations from G7 members plus Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Kenya, Switzerland and Spain.

T7 communiqué & solutions papers

Geopolitical tensions, climate-related crises, and the rise of artificial intelligence are reshaping and intensifying global economic interdependencies. The challenge is not to disentangle these interdependencies—a process that would likely prove both costly and illusory—but rather to manage them more effectively, so that national strategies do not result in collectively suboptimal outcomes.

Under the French G7 presidency in 2026, two priorities take center stage: reducing global imbalances and reforming development finance through mutually beneficial partnerships. In this context, Think7 (T7), which brings together more than 50 think tanks from G7 countries and beyond, put forward practical recommendations across four areas: industrial policy coordination, the future of development finance, economic security, and the governance of innovation and artificial intelligence.

Read the Communiqué

The T7 is structured around four pillars that respond to the French G7 Presidency, two managed by IDDRI and two by ECFR. These pillars comprise thematic task forces that will carry the work. They deliver short solution papers (one per Task Force) with practical recommendations and a final communiqué to inform G7 discussions in the run up to the G7 Summit of 15-17 June in Evian. Documents will be made available on this page that will be updated throughout the year.

• PILLAR 1: COORDINATING NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICIES (IDDRI)
  • TF1: Secure, responsible and equitable critical minerals value chains
    SOLUTIONS PAPER
  • TF2: Aligning investment agreements with sustainable development goals
    SOLUTIONS PAPER
     
• PILLAR 2: FINANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (IDDRI)
  • TF3: Towards a more effective and integrated Public Development Bank system
    SOLUTIONS PAPER
  • TF4: Enhancing insurability against natural disasters
    SOLUTIONS PAPER
  • TF5: Standardising and strengthening accountability for biodiversity finance 
    SOLUTIONS PAPER
     
• PILLAR 3: ECONOMIC SECURITY (ECFR)
  • TF1: Economic statecraft: lessons learnt from recent developments and challenges ahead
    SOLUTIONS PAPER
  • TF2: Boosting economic security collaboration
    SOLUTIONS PAPER 
     
• PILLAR 4: INNOVATION/TECH (ECFR)
  • TF1: Innovation, investment and long-term growth
    SOLUTIONS PAPER
  • TF2: Reducing Global Imbalances in AI
    SOLUTIONS PAPER  

ECFR’s dedicated T7 webpage

Associated content

• Blog post—A development-focused G7?
• Blog post—Africa Forward Summit: One step closer towards strategic green industrial partnerships between Africa and Europe?
• Blog post—The G7 under the French presidency: international cooperation is–more than ever?–needed
   

Events

• Replay—T7 Mid-term Event
• Replay—T7 Handover Event—Canada-France

Contacts

• Céline Kauffmann, Chief Programmes Officer
• Damien Barchiche, Director, Sustainable Development Governance Programme
• Carine Antunes, Senior Communication Officer

With the financial support of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs