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Trump’s tariff warnings against de-dollarisation and a BRICS currency: Rhetoric vs reality
While issuing a warning to countries going in for de-dollarisation and a BRICS currency -- via a social media post on January 30, 2025,...
Trump Import Tariffs Causing Chaos
It is far from usual to question the sanity of a US president but that is what is being done after the 25 percent...
Geopolitical Implications of Azerbaijan’s BRICS+ Membership
Under its chairmanship, Brazil has prioritized the admission of more new members, by consensus, to broaden BRICS+ numerical strength and aggregate capacity as a...
Chinese Sanctions on U.S. Defense Contractors: Signaling, Not Strategy
The expected trade war between the United States and China, specifically during Trump’s reign, is reflecting a formidable economic and geopolitical rivalry between them....
The Prospects for China-Pakistan Cooperation in Medical Sector
In January 2025, Memorandums worth $250 million were signed between Pakistan and China, strengthening their partnership. Both have rejoiced in a long and enduring...
China’s BRI and Solomon Islands: Pacific Perspective
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an infrastructure project launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping. BRI was inspired by the ancient Silk...
Afghanistan: Security Concerns Highlighted by 66th SIGAR Report
The 66th quarterly report by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), released on January 30, 2025, has once again brought to...
Israel’s Proposed Canal is not a Threat to China but an Opportunity for Trade Diversification
Dr. Neda Helmy’s recent article in Modern Diplomacy argues that an alternative trade route through Israel, bypassing the Suez Canal, would be detrimental to...
Why China Cannot Accept a “Chinese Commonwealth”?
What does Beijing hate most? Chaos. What's the deadliest kind of chaos? Integrating "American teammates" into the Chinese system.
In discussions regarding China and Taiwan,...
Will Georgia Join BRICS?
A month after being voted back into office on October 26th, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party decided to freeze EU membership talks for...