The struggle for hegemony: US and China compete for supremacy in a turbulent landscape
The White House explicitly considers the EU an adversary and warns that it will cultivate resistance against it by supporting national-populist movements
The world curries favor with Bin Salman while Jamal Khashoggi is forgotten
Realpolitik has rehabilitated the Saudi strongman who ordered the journalist’s murder: Trump fetes him, Cristiano Ronaldo dines at his table, Jeff Bezos does business with him, and Spain sells him weapons
Brazil can lead the world at COP30
This year’s summit in Belém will not only test the durability of the Paris Agreement, now a decade old—it will test whether the world can still come together to confront global threats at a time of fracture and distrust
Lula da Silva on Trump’s tariffs against Brazil: ‘My intuition says he doesn’t want to talk. And I won’t humiliate myself’
The Brazilian president also believes Jair Bolsonaro should be tried for inciting the US to use trade as a weapon over the latter’s trial for plotting to overturn the 2022 election
There is no alternative to multilateralism
There are no walls high enough to preserve islands of peace and prosperity surrounded by violence and misery, writes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Lula meets Modi to boost Asia ties amid Trump-era tensions
The leaders of India and Indonesian are taking advantage of the BRICS summit to make official visits to Brazil
Lula da Silva undergoes surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage two months after a fall at home
The Brazilian president is doing well and being monitored in the ICU of a São Paulo hospital after the operation
The solitude of Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela’s president traveled to Kazan in search of legitimacy, but returns without joining the bloc of countries aligned against the West and amid a diplomatic war with Brazil that further complicates his role in the international community
Brazil blocked Venezuela’s entry into BRICS due to post-election betrayal
President Maduro considers the Brazilian veto ‘an aggression and a hostile gesture’ but the country is reacting to Maduro’s failure to keep his promise to release electoral records
Putin warns he will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons ‘under any circumstances’
‘When NATO members get tired of fighting us, we will remain ready to continue this fight. And victory will be ours,” the Russian president said
Vladimir Putin defies ICC arrest warrant with official trip to Mongolia
The Asian country, a signatory to the Rome Statute, is obliged to arrest the Russian leader but the Kremlin issued a message of calm: ‘All the details of the president’s visit have been carefully prepared, of course’
Nicolás Maduro’s government plan: Venezuelan president seeks the continuity of Chavismo
The country’s current leader hopes to remain in power for another six years and his electoral proposals are aligned with the values of Bolivarian socialism
A month of Milei
The ultra-right Argentine president defends his radical reforms in Congress while reshaping the country’s international policy
Javier Milei anticipates Argentina’s new pro-America stand with visit to the White House
The Argentine president-elect explains his economic program on a 48-hour trip to Washington and New York
The West’s perceived double standards in Gaza widen the gap with the Global South
Criticism over the position towards Israel undermines the ability of the US and the EU to project their values and interests in emerging and developing countries
Javier Milei’s proposals for Argentina: Economy, security, foreign policy and human rights
The far-right economist wants to reduce the functions of state to a minimum and adopt a policy of ‘zero tolerance’ against crime
As host of G-20 summit, India tests its new global role
New Delhi seeks to become a reference for the Global South as it gets closer to Washington. But tension with China will complicate a consensus this weekend
BRICS explores expanding its membership to counterbalance the West
Putin skips meeting with leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa bloc fearing arrest for war crimes in Ukraine invasion