More: Global South
When Physics Meets Politics: The 2026 Global Energy Inflection Point
In 2026, the mask of the “seamless transition” has fallen, exposing a gritty, hardware‑constrained reality. The global energy map is no longer painted in...
Generative AI for the Long Game: A New Governance Model for the Global South
In the bustling democracies of the Global South, a dangerous pattern has quietly solidified. Leaders, driven by the relentless ticking clock of election cycles,...
Why Digital Democracy Breaks in the Global South: From “Shaming” Dashboards to Harmony Radars
In her seminal work Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics, Nanjala Nyabola diagnosed a fatal flaw of the digital age: we are attempting to impose digital...
Africa Squeezed Between Import Substitution and Dependency Syndrome
Squeezed between import substitution and dependency syndrome, a condition characterized by a set of associated economic symptoms—that is, rules and regulations—the majority of African...
South Korean President Pledges Full Disclosure on Jeju Air Crash Anniversary
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung apologized to families of the 179 victims of the Jeju Air crash on Monday, marking the first anniversary...
A “global South” is emerging, but is it truly interconnected?
The concept of a “Global South” has made a prominent comeback in strategic discussions since the COVID-19 pandemic and especially after the Russia-Ukraine conflict....
China’s Opening-Up and Its Global Economic Impact
China has consistently adhered to its fundamental national policy of opening up to the outside world and has taken concrete measures to promote the...
Managing Crises in the Global South: What Leaders Need to Know
In today’s interconnected and unpredictable world, no government, corporation, or public institution is immune to crisis. Natural disasters, cyberattacks, economic shocks, public scandals, and...
Why Small Language Models Are the Real Path to Digital Sovereignty in the Global South
Beyond the Illusion of Sovereignty
Across the Global South, governments find themselves pulled into the race to build national large language models (LLMs). These efforts...
The Third Space Leader: Beyond Fantasies and Algorithms Part 2
Authors: Tuhu Nugraha and Taufan Teguh Akbari*
Why the Third Space Leader Matters Now
As if these psychological and digital pressures were not complex enough, the broader...