Trump’s Bailout For Argentina’s Milei Risks Blowback at Home By Uriel Araujo Trump’s $20 billion rescue for Argentina and increased beef imports have sparked domestic backlash among US farmers. It is about securing Argentina as a US ally, amid Milei’s NATO… Read More ›
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Big Tech, Trump, And The Deep State: Engineering A New Geopolitical Order
Big Tech, Trump, And The Deep State: Engineering A New Geopolitical Order By Uriel Araujo Washington’s embrace of Big Tech signals a new era in foreign policy. The Intel stake, Brazil trade war, and threats against Europe and Canada show how… Read More ›
Magnitsky Sanctions Expose Brazil’s Dollar Dependency Amid BRICS Push For De-Dollarization
Magnitsky Sanctions Expose Brazil’s Dollar Dependency Amid BRICS Push For De-Dollarization By Uriel Araujo Brazil’s financial sector is reeling after Justice Minister Flávio Dino warned banks against complying with US Global Magnitsky sanctions on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The… Read More ›
From Bolsonaro To BRICS: What Trump’s Tariffs On Brazil Are Really About
From Bolsonaro To BRICS: What Trump’s Tariffs On Brazil Are Really About By Uriel Araujo Trump’s 50% tariff on Brazil, framed as support for Bolsonaro, may actually target Brazil’s deepening ties with China and the BRICS bloc. The move risks triggering… Read More ›
Chevron In Caracas: Trump’s Strategic Swerve Amid Neo-Monroeist Rhetoric
Chevron In Caracas: Trump’s Strategic Swerve Amid Neo-Monroeist Rhetoric By Uriel Araujo Chevron’s return to Venezuela under Trump marks a striking policy reversal: it is all about inflation, oil prices, and US rivalry with China. The move comes amid rising domestic… Read More ›
Trump’s Campaign Against Brazil Is About More Than Bolsonaro, Bilateral Trade, And BRICS
Trump’s Campaign Against Brazil Is About More Than Bolsonaro, Bilateral Trade, And BRICS By Andrew Korybko His goal is to subordinate Brazil as a vassal state so that it becomes the main “Fortress America” component of his “Global West” vision. Brazil… Read More ›
Decoding Xi Jinping’s No-Show at the BRICS Summit
Decoding Xi Jinping’s No-Show at the BRICS Summit By Andrew Korybko 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… Read More ›
Weaponizing Finance: De-Dollarization And The Rise Of BRICS’ New Development Bank
Weaponizing Finance: De-Dollarization And The Rise Of BRICS’ New Development Bank By Uriel Araujo BRICS’ New Development Bank is emerging as a strategic tool for the Global South in challenging dollar dominance. As it expands membership and promotes local-currency lending while… Read More ›
Is Washington Reviving Neo-Monroeism To Control Brazil?
Is Washington Reviving Neo-Monroeism To Control Brazil? By Uriel Araujo Washington is pressuring Brazil by labelling gangs as terrorists, threatening sanctions against Justice Moraes, and seeking military base access. This neo-Monroeist strategy aims to destabilize Brazil’s sovereignty, counter BRICS influence, and… Read More ›
BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order
BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order By Uriel Araujo Moscow’s push for BRICS nations—China, India, Brazil, South Africa—and North Korea to join Ukraine ceasefire talks, alongside Belarus’s BRICS security summit proposal, underscores the bloc’s role… Read More ›