The pomp and ceremony of the recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia has drawn comparison with the transactional relationship that the historic U.S.-Saudi alliance has been reduced to.
Continue readingBrazil will need to seek greater balance in its trade agenda if it wants to return to being a solid economy.
Continue readingThe Ukraine war has revitalized the silent competition between China and Russia in Central Asia. Despite the steady shift in China’s favor since the Soviet collapse, Russia’s entrenched influence and friendly ties between Beijing and Moscow will prevent open contention.
Continue readingThe Chinese Communist Party’s new congress has gone beyond “tough battles” to protect Chinese sovereignty and expand the dignity of its people.
Continue readingWhile far from an alliance, the SCO is increasingly utilized for managing Eurasian affairs without traditional Western mechanisms and organizations.
Continue readingA foreign policy for the middle class must find a way to curb our adventures abroad so that Americans can rebuild democracy and strength at home.
Continue readingDespite countries that attended the SCO summit not seeing eye to eye on various issues, they have built trust with each other and are interested in cementing diplomatic and economic ties.
Continue readingThe recent visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Algeria is an attempt by Paris to hold on to the economic and cultural control it once had over its former colonies.
Continue readingWhile Ukraine has received enormous aid from around the world since the Russian invasion began in February, open support for Russia should not be dismissed.
Continue readingFormer president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections in Brazil to be held on October 2. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will have ramifications across the globe.
Continue readingChina had warned of “serious consequences” in the lead-up to the visit but has avoided any significant military escalation so far.
Continue readingThe United Nations helps design a deal to ship foodstuffs blocked in Ukraine ports.
Continue readingThe people of Bolivia and Chile imagine a different kind of extraction: one that is controlled by those who live by the resources and one that does not destroy the earth.
Continue readingCold War is America’s comfort zone. We won the last one. We wear the white hats. It’s democracy against authoritarianism. And we’ve got the biggest and best military. Who could object?
Continue readingScientific advances are not always linear; they zigzag in unexpected ways. This is particularly true of genetics, which has a dark history of being coopted into eugenics and race science.
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