The European Union as a global player: creating global public goods through partnerships and multilateral institutions / Marina Larionova -- The concept and definition of global public goods / Sergey Medvedev and Igor Tomashov -- Key concepts for exploring the role of the European Union in the G8 / John J. Kirton -- The G7/G8 system / John J. Kirton -- The future role and reform of the G8 / Peter I. Hajnal and Victoria Panova -- The European Union as a leading international player / Mark Entin -- The representation of the European Union in the G8 / Judith Huigens and Arne Niemann -- The European Union in the G20 / Marina Larionova and Thomas Renard -- The G8, the European Union, climate change, and energy / John J. Kirton and Victoria Panova -- G8 and G20 financial crisis governance: the European Union contribution -- John J. kirton -- The European union's development policy in the context of the G8 / Vitaliy Kartamyshev -- Security as a global public good: common issues for the European Union and the G8 / Sergey Medvedev and Igor Tomashov -- Knowledge and education as global public goods / Sergey Medvedev and Igor Tomashov -- The European Union as a model for global governance / Vladimir Zuev -- The European Union and the G8 / Marina Larionova and Mark Rakhmangulov.