Quint (international coalition)

David Cameron, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Matteo Renzi in 2016

The Quint is an informal decision-making group consisting of the United States and the Big Four of Western Europe (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom).[1][2] All the countries forming it are allies and members of NATO, the OECD and the G7/G20.[3][4][5][6]

The United States, France and the United Kingdom are nuclear-weapon states, while Germany and Italy are part of the nuclear weapons sharing program.

  1. ^ "The Quint: Acknowledging the Existence of a Big-Four – US Directoire at the Heart of the European Union's Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process". Academia.edu. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Nolan, Janne (December 1, 2010). Global Engagement: Cooperation and Security in the 21st Century. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 978-0815716723. Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Joshua S. (September 15, 2011). Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide. Penguin. ISBN 9781101549087. Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Zaum, Dominik (February 2007). The Sovereignty Paradox: The Norms and Politics of International Statebuilding. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199207435.
  5. ^ "White House Press Briefing, G8 Summit Preview - IIP Digital". Iipdigital.usembassy.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Readout of the President's Meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President François Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi | whitehouse.gov". 25 April 2016.