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 ›
Brazil Isn’t Another Venezuela, But Washington’s Economic Pressure Is Already Taking Shape By Uriel Araujo Washington’s decision to classify Brazil’s PCC and CV gangs as terrorist organizations is being presented as a security measure. Yet the move also expands US sanctions… Read More ›
From Quad To “Squad”: Why The Philippines Is Becoming Washington’s New Anti-China Proxy By Uriel Araujo As the Quad struggles with internal contradictions and worsening US-India tensions, the Philippines is rapidly becoming central to Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Joint military exercises, missile… Read More ›
The UAE’s OPEC Exit And The Quiet Unravelling Of The Petrodollar Order By Uriel Araujo The UAE’s decision to leave OPEC comes amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and renewed volatility in oil markets. The long-standing link between oil… Read More ›