BRICS draws ‘membership requests’ from 19 Nations before June summit
Nineteen countries expressed an interest in joining the BRICS group of nations as it prepares to hold an annual summit in South Africa.
The emerging-markets...
Pivotal moment in India-Russia relations
Most relationships undergo transition with the passage of time from appreciation of each other to a “state of having,” a desire to possess or...
Sudan: Alignment of forces, players
The worst-case scenario is coming to pass, apparently, in Sudan. That is, at any rate, the apocalyptic message streaming out of Khartoum in the...
Four objects of a new EU’s expansion: Brazil, Chile, Nigeria and Kazakhstan
EU schemes up sweeteners to woo countries away from Russia and China. A confidential briefing shows the EU’s individualized plans to win back —...
Humza Yousaf meets Rishi Sunak
The First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf has used his first 20-minute "informal" meeting with the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to demand the power...
Various aspects of global and regional security discussed in Moscow
Moscow hosts quadrilateral talks gathering defence ministers of the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Republic of...
On social welfare, views in EU can surprise and emerging markets bring new perspectives
Public perceptions of “social Europe” signal support for more EU integration, while new welfare regimes abroad highlight a worldwide trend.
By SOFIA STRODT
More than half of...
U.S. Allies and foreign corporations wondering what will be kept private and secure
Our allies and certain foreign corporations now have the legitimate concern of wondering what between them and the United States will be kept private...
A high level of trust requires a possible integration of Russian and Chinese defence systems
The official visit by Chinese State Councilor and Defence Minister General Li Shangfu to Russia on April 16-19 prima facie underscored the two countries’...
Sudan faces a coup that will sink the country into poverty and despair
Sudan faces an attempted coup as its military engages in battles in Khartoum against rival paramilitary forces. The clashes have so far killed dozens...