Brazil’s Election: Bolsonaro Caught Between Trump, China And US Pressure By Uriel Araujo Brazil faces pressures to “choose” between Washington and Beijing as Flávio Bolsonaro signals closer US ties – amid accusations of US interference. Yet agribusiness and military concerns could… Read More ›
The Bond Market Is Becoming A New Front In The Ukraine War By Uriel Araujo Rising US and European bond yields are creating new fiscal pressures for Ukraine’s Western backers, making long-term support harder to sustain. Sovereign bond markets are becoming… Read More ›
The Russian-US Diesel Deal Advances Trump 2.0’s “Strategy Of Denial” Against China By Andrew Korybko Since China declined to radically accelerate multipolarity by defying the US’ sanctions against Russia and cutting Ukraine off from drone-related sales, it’s poetic justice for Russia… Read More ›
From Non-Alignment To Multi-Alignment: How The Global South Is Navigating The New Cold War By Andrew Korybko Multi-alignment’s pragmatism has been demonstrated by China, which is the US’ systemic rival, but even it doesn’t actively oppose the West like Russia does… Read More ›
Will AI Make Us Dumber? The Cognitive Arms Race Has Begun By Uriel Araujo The rapid adoption of AI is raising concerns about reading, reasoning and intellectual autonomy – with geopolitical implications. From New York schools to China and the BRICS… Read More ›
Russia Courts BRICS To Break NATO’s Arctic Containment By Andrew Korybko Russia’s overarching strategy appears to be to encourage the largest number of countries to obtain stakes in the Arctic’s energy, transport, and logistics projects so as to incentivize them to… Read More ›
BRICS Is Challenging Dollar Dominance Without Needing A Common Currency By Uriel Araujo BRICS countries are connecting their payment systems and expanding local-currency settlement. Brazil’s Pix, CBDCs and Iran’s proposed BRICS financial corridors could thus gradually reduce the need for dollar-mediated… Read More ›
US Strategic Oil Reserves Hit A 43-Year Low: How Long Can Washington Sustain The Iran War? By Uriel Araujo The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to a 43-year low while the Iran conflict continues to disrupt oil supplies and shipping…. Read More ›
Indonesia’s Multi-Alignment Strategy Could Become A Model For The Global South By Andrew Korybko Prabowo and his team are doing a great job balancing between leading players in the global systemic transition while crucially keeping Indonesia out of New Cold War… Read More ›
The Iran War And The End Of Uncontested American Primacy By Uriel Araujo As the Iran crisis reshapes the geopolitical landscape, Washington faces mounting strategic, military and financial pressures. New analyses suggest that the age of uncontested US primacy may already… Read More ›