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From Pragmatism to Protagonism: How Lula 4.0 can Rebalance BRICS+
Over the past two decades, discussions surrounding BRICS+ have been dominated by two competing narratives: one that heralds the alliance as a China-led disruptor...
The Rise of Continental Politics: Left-Right Polarization Across the Atlantic
The world today now witnesses the emergence of regional compartmentalization that is reshaping global politics, in what can be defined as "continental politics".
In late...
Flavio Bolsonaro Flees to US After Brazil Election Defeat as Trump Backs His Entry
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing the presidential election, with the US State Department confirming that...
The Patron Penalty: Why Foreign Endorsements Now Cost Votes — and Where They Still Pay
Two Patrons, One Sunday
On 25 October, two candidates who had campaigned with the open approval of a great power lost on the same evening....
The Trump Team’s Quiet Campaign to Put the Bolsonaros Back in Power
Two US State Department officials, Darren Beattie and Ricardo Pita, led efforts to restore the right-wing Bolsonaro family to power in Brazil, according to...
Brazil Votes in Neck-and-Neck Runoff Between Lula and Bolsonaro Jr.
Brazilians are set to vote on Sunday in a close runoff election that could lead the country towards a more conservative government, aligning it...
Brazil Election: How the Vote Could Reshape US Trade, Tariffs and Critical Minerals
In the upcoming presidential runoff in Brazil, two candidates, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, represent very different visions...
Multi-Alignment Pays, but Washington and Beijing Set the Price
One Week, Three Prices
On 17 September the US State Department notified Congress of a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia. It...
Xi’s Soybean Promise to Trump Is Brazil’s Quiet Election Issue
Two Sets of Numbers, One Week
On 22 September, two polls put Brazil's presidential runoff within the margin of error. Quaest had Senator Flávio Bolsonaro...
Beyond Mining: Can Brazil’s New Critical Minerals Law Build a Domestic Industry
On 16 September 2026, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Law No. 15,506, creating Brazil’s National Policy on Critical and Strategic Minerals and...