Global Order
Beyond the Handshake: Strategic Aims of the Putin-Aliyev Meeting in Tajikistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have agreed to hold a bilateral meeting in Tajikistan, according to Russia’s state news agency...
“Living in India has been both enriching and inspiring” says Ambassador Jason K.M. Hall
Ambassador Jason K.M. Hall serves as Jamaica’s High Commissioner to India, representing his nation with a vision to deepen cultural, economic, and diplomatic ties....
Is the International Order Tilting Toward an Era of Permanent Tensions?
The world is entering an era where conflict is no longer an exception but has become a permanent thread running through international relations. In...
The High-Level Charade: Why Summits Talk More Than They Solve
The United Nations General Assembly marked the 80th anniversary of its establishment in September 2025, and reforming the Security Council in addition to financial...
Trump Was Right About the UN. Your World Order Is Over.
The United Nations General Assembly’s 80th session was meant to be a sombre assessment of a world on fire. The Sustainable Development Goals are...
The UN at 80: Can the Global South Break the Old Order?
The United Nations stands at a "make-or-break crossroads." The warning from the 80th UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock still echoes. She stressed that...
The Remaking of the International Order
For the first time since 1945, the liberal international order is being replaced by a fractured world between the West and the Global South....
The Internal Dilemmas of BRICS: Delivery Gaps and Limits to South–South Solidarity
Symbolism and Stagnation
“BRICS in the international system: very relevant countries, but a group of limited importance.” (Viola, 2015)
In 2009, BRICS held its first leaders’...
At 80, the U.N. Doesn’t Need a Celebration — It Needs an Intervention
The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly commenced this week not with a triumphant fanfare, but with a quiet, procedural hum: a...
Can China’s Tech Diplomacy Succeed Where Cultural Diplomacy Failed?
In the last two decades, China has extensively used its cultural diplomacy to leverage its global influence to change perceptions about China globally. In...