Politics

During July BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit held in Rio de Janeiro, United States President Donald Trump threatened to impose trade tariffs, and that position changed the anti-Western and anti-United States language of participating leaders and…

Their refined Hybrid War model will involve efforts to win the “tech race”, a new Western division of labor for containing Russia in Europe, and AI-generated anti-Russian infowars. Russia’s natural resource wealth and new role in accelerating multipolar processes incentivize the West…

Elon Musk’s recent announcement to create a new political party in the United States has sent shockwaves through the political establishment. In a country dominated by a deeply entrenched two-party system, many political analysts quickly dismissed the idea as unrealistic,…

The compass of international relations is in constant motion, its needle swinging between North and South, East and West in an endless reconfiguration of global power. For decades following World War II, this movement appeared frozen in a bipolar standoff…

Following the Money When we think of empires throughout history we think of examples like the Roman empire, the British empire, the American empire, etc. In other words, we automatically conflate the idea of empire with a particular location on…

With geopolitical developments shaping the world, Africa is expectedly to change with the times. It has gone far, particularly with Russia, opening new directions in bilateral economic cooperation after their joint historic summits. It is also time to make critical…

US Senator Tom Cotton recently published a book titled Seven Things You Can’t Say About China. I decided to put myself through the aggravated torture of reading it, just to see what he had to say, and now mourn hours…

In the face of cultural, political, and identity-based tensions, Algeria is being called to redefine its national foundation. Between its diverse heritage and democratic aspirations, a new form of Algerian identity may emerge; one that embraces inclusiveness, respects the rule…

This could stimulate US-Brazilian ties, comparatively reduce China’s role in Brazil’s balancing act if India’s role therein soon becomes more significant, and fuel Western media speculation about China’s commitment to the group. Chinese President Xi Jinping declined to travel to…

On the Verge of a New World War—European Nations Must Cooperate with the Global South! by Kevin Gribbroek July 9—A two-day international conference was held this weekend in Strasbourg, France by the Schiller Institute, titled “On the Verge of a…