What's on the Agenda for the G20?

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Asia doesn't want to be caught in the middle and have to choose sides. The geopolitical problem of more importance is America's rivalry with China. I think Joe Biden put it quite well when he said there doesn't need to be a cold war. Indonesia will also want to keep all the other issues that concern the G20 on the road, the sustainable development goals.

The G20 Summit gets under way in Bali today at a time of tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan, and worries about high food and energy prices. We look at what progress, if any, is likely to result from the high-level meeting. An unusually warm autumn has kept gas prices low in Europe. And what a Nobel-prize winner’s work suggests about Neanderthal family life. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer