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U.S.-India Must Become Closer With Trump and Modi February 15, 2025

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Washington, D.C., his meeting with President Donald Trump holds the potential to reshape global geopolitics. This is not just another diplomatic visit—it is a historic moment to secure India’s rightful place...

Can Trump Halt the BRICS De-Dollarization Effort? February 11, 2025

Various efforts to reduce reliance on the US dollar in global trade are putting the future of this dominant currency under a spotlight. Donald Trump, the newly elected US president, has returned to the global economic stage with the same aggressive s...

Saudi Arabia Joining BRICS Put on Hold February 05, 2025

Joining the bloc could disrupt the Kingdom’s careful multi-alignment between the West and so-called World Majority ...

BRICS Is Hardly a New Fulcrum of World Politics January 07, 2025

One question that 2025 may begin to answer is whether the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is becoming the new center of power in world politics. Now that it has added new members (Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emi...

The Fate of the BRICS Under Trump 2.0 January 03, 2025

Trump's re-entry to the White House may accelerate common cause within the anti-Western bloc.  ...

Trump’s BRICS Salvo an Exercise in Dollar Destruction December 14, 2024

BRICS Is a New Challenge for a Collapsing EU November 29, 2024

The expansion and growing influence of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and other allies) represent an unprecedented challenge to the global balance of power. ...

BRICS, De-Dollarization, and the Realignment November 29, 2024

Even if the BRICS cannot offer an alternative global reserve currency to the dollar, the group is still making major inroads against the U.S.-led international order. ...

BRICS+ Doesn’t Have To Be the “Rest Against the West” November 15, 2024

With the multilateral system in shambles and geopolitical tensions rising, the United States should think seriously about how to deal with today’s multipolar world. ...

Is Maduro Even Trying Anymore? October 30, 2024

Months after Maduro was declared winner of the latest fraudulent Presidential Election in late July – in which the opposition candidates Edmundo González and María Corina Machado were confirmed as the true winners – Brazil, under the leadership of Pr...

Latin American Dictators Seeking Membership in BRICS+ October 30, 2024

From October 22–24, 2024, BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—met in the Russian city of Kazan for their highly anticipated yearly summit....

India’s Growing Influence Means Trouble for China October 29, 2024

China and India unexpectedly concluded a border agreement last week at the 16th annual summit for its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping.   ...

BRICS Isn’t De-Dollarizing Anytime Soon October 28, 2024

BRICS Summit failed to announce alternative to US dollar-dominated global payment system as Global South still deeply dependent on US markets ...

Forgotten Wars: The Civil War in Central African Republic October 26, 2024

The conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the most complex and prolonged in sub-Saharan Africa, characterised by endemic violence, external interventions, and geopolitical interests involving global and regional powers. Its roots t...

Venezuela Vents Its Anger at Brazil’s BRICS Snub October 25, 2024

Venezuela has criticised Brazil's decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies. ...

North Koreans in Ukraine Complicates Putin's Summit October 25, 2024

Once again the reality of war may be dictating the direction of global politics....

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Trump’s Tariffs October 24, 2024

This week, while the BRICS countries meet in Russia, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank hold their annual meetings in Washington, D.C. According to Reuters, the meetings ...