Articles

Coming Home to Roost: The Growth of BRICS and the Quest For De-Dollarization

Alexandra Hofer • Nov 6 2024 • Articles

De-dollarization policies are already underway, underlining that the BRICS+ nations are committed to a new economic order.

Opinion – North Korea’s Gambit in the Russia-Ukraine War

Manish Jung Pulami and Saume Saptaparna Nath • Nov 5 2024 • Articles

Russia offers Pyongyang geopolitical leverage, enabling North Korea to diversify its foreign partnerships and reduce its dependence on China.

Opinion – Georgia Can Win Democracy

Zarina Burkadze • Nov 5 2024 • Articles

Georgia does not have the resources and capacity to fund and execute authoritarian repressions in a consistent manner, such as those seen in Belarus or Russia.

Opinion – (Un)Sustainable World Order

Natalia Slobodian • Nov 4 2024 • Articles

The concept of the New World Order has experienced significant transformations. The process of reordering keeps occurring.

‘Women in Defence’ Initiatives Need Greater Transparency and Parliamentary Oversight

Georgina Holmes • Nov 4 2024 • Articles

Governments should rethink security more broadly to ensure that public concerns extend to concerns about human and ecological security, and that these are incorporated into strategies and planning.

Opinion – Sovereignty First: US Support on Bangladesh’s Terms

Kazi A S M Nurul Huda • Nov 2 2024 • Articles

The movement’s demands reflect a broader struggle of how Bangladesh can shape its own democratic path without falling under the sway of global powers, especially the US.

India-China Rivalry and its Long Shadow Over the BRICS

Arvind Mohan • Nov 2 2024 • Articles

While New Delhi and Beijing will remain invested in BRICS, their mutual antipathy will ensure that the gulf between the bloc’s soaring rhetoric and concrete action will remain vast.

Russia’s Status as a Colonial Power

Kseniya Oksamytna • Nov 1 2024 • Articles

The invasion of Ukraine is, of course, not the first war of aggression waged by contemporary Russia, the Soviet Union, or the Russian Empire.

Contexts and Questions Around the UK’s New Protect Duty

The United Kingdom’s counterterrorism framework is about to be dramatically extended – but with what consequences and for whom?

Observing Kashmir’s first Post-Autonomy Elections

Martin Duffy • Oct 30 2024 • Articles

It remains to be seen how post-election politics may play out, especially as these post-autonomy polls offer no solution for the geopolitical predicament that is Kashmir.

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