A Top US Foreign Policy Magazine Warned About Trump’s Counterproductive Policy Towards BRICS By Andrew Korybko Staying the course risks harming the US’ strategic interests, but arguably not in the way that they fear. Foreign Affairs, the influential Council on Foreign… Read More ›
South Africa
South Africa Leverages BRICS, Blockchain, And Local Currencies To Counter Trump’s Pressure
No Longer The Weak Link: South Africa Leverages BRICS, Blockchain, And Local Currencies To Counter Trump’s Pressure By Uriel Araujo While Washington escalates tariff blackmail, South Africa is doubling down on BRICS cooperation. From crypto adoption to multi-currency settlements, South Africa’s… 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 ›
The Boer Issue Is Real But Trump Is Misusing It To Target South Africa At Israel’s Behest
The Boer Issue Is Real But Trump Is Misusing It To Target South Africa At Israel’s Behest By Uriel Araujo Violence against Whites in South Africa is a serious issue, but there is no genocide. By downplaying Palestine’s humanitarian disaster while… Read More ›
Russians And Afrikaners Are Kindred Peoples
Russians And Afrikaners Are Kindred Peoples By Andrew Korybko This was highlighted like never before after the USSR’s dissolution. South Africa’s Afrikaner minority, and especially the farmers among them (Boers), are back in the news after Trump’s feisty meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa… 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 ›
Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against South Africa Is About More Than Just The Boers
Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against South Africa Is About More Than Just The Boers By Andrew Korybko The ANC’s long track record of political mistakes and policy failures is finally catching up to it precisely at the moment when the party finally… Read More ›
Did The Latest BRICS Summit Achieve Anything Of Tangible Significance At All?
Did The Latest BRICS Summit Achieve Anything Of Tangible Significance At All? By Andrew Korybko The Alt-Media Community went overboard hyping up BRICS and the latest Kazan Summit. Over a week has passed since the latest BRICS Summit in Kazan so… Read More ›
BRICS Members’ Political Differences Won’t Impede Financial Co-Op
BRICS Members’ Political Differences Won’t Impede Financial Co-Op By Andrew Korybko All that BRICS does is gather together some of the world’s largest economies like China and India, key energy players like Russia and the UAE, and some of the world’s… Read More ›
Mongolia’s Embrace Of Putin Despite His ICC Warrant Exposes South Africa’s Political Cowardice
Mongolia’s Embrace Of Putin Despite His ICC Warrant Exposes South Africa’s Political Cowardice By Andrew Korybko South Africa didn’t dare to host Putin in defiance of the West despite being more populous, militarily stronger, and prosperous than Mongolia, not to mention… Read More ›