An inflammatory world summit is due next week in Hamburg with Donald Trump arriving to face Angela Merkel’s wrath over his climate change stance and his protectionist/isolationist policies; a meeting with Vladimir Putin which must be giving Trump advisers concern; and Turkey’s Recep Erdogan will also be present to add spice to the mix. The G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies. Trump and Putin will be meeting face-to-face for the first time, an encounter which could overshadow the entire summit.
The German government has emphasised that protesters will be allowed to voice their opposition to the event. The message to leaders like Trump, Putin and Erdogan is that tolerance for public dissent is a cornerstone of a confident, open democracy. Some 20,000 police, with dogs, horses and helicopters and 7.8 kilometers (4.8 miles) of steel barriers will be deployed.
The fear is a repeat of the anti-globalisation protests at the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa which saw one killed and hundreds injured in riots. Security officials say around 8,000 of the demonstrators will be anarchists and left-wing radicals hellbent on disruption; and they are also worried about clashes between supporters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the militant group engaged in an armed struggle against the Turkish state, and Turkish nationalists who support Erdogan.
It will be a highly-charged atmosphere given that the Sun is approaching an opposition to Pluto; and Mars is approaching a square to Uranus – which are always strongest in the run-up. Mars is also quincunx Saturn over the two-day summit which is irritable and aggravating. Though it isn’t quite as destructive as the influences over the Genoa meet when there was a Mars Pluto opposition Saturn. But still very volatile and explosive.
Trump will have just picked up tr Saturn opposition his Sun next week, which won’t be adding to his cheer. And the approaching Leo Solar Eclipse conjunct his Mars and Ascendant is clearly picking up early, stoking his combative streak, leading already to derogatory tweets about a female TV presenter which have attracted condemnation from all sides. Relocating his chart to Hamburg puts Mars in his 10th and Pluto on his MC. The first will exacerbate his dominating tendencies; and Pluto on his MC is generally regarded as a risky location and one where being dictatorial can backfire and damage reputation.
His relationship chart with Putin has a blocked, bad-tempered tr Saturn square the Sun/Mars midpoint through next week till late July, followed by tr Saturn square the Mars/Pluto midpoint – not overly serious but not exactly conducive to cosy chats.
DT’s connection to Merkel will be over-wrought, disappointing and worse from late July till late September.
Emmanuel Macron, another open critic, whose surprising invitation to Trump to the Bastille Day celebrations on July 14th is sparking a few funny cartoons about aristos on the way to the guillotine, equally looks underwhelmed by their meeting and that stretches on, worsening through the autumn.
Cannot wait to watch the buffoon shake hands with the bear.
And the SNL skits to follow.
Lets see if Trump uses his patented pull-in when he shakes Putin’s hand.
Or whether Putin forgoes the Tee shirt
And then they kiss….TMI?