More: Global South
Digital Cold War: Why the Global South Requires a Digital Non-Aligned Movement
The next cold war may not begin with soldiers crossing borders or missiles moving into position. It may begin with a completed acquisition being...
The Stack as a Strategic Frontier: What France’s Linux Turn Means for the Global South
A software decision with geopolitical weight
The next sovereignty crisis may not begin at the border. It may begin inside the stack. France’s move away...
Claude Mythos and the Global South’s AI Governance Dilemma
Claude Mythos Preview is an experimental AI model built by Anthropic, the company behind the Claude family of models. In early April 2026, Anthropic...
WTO’s Trade Multilateralism, its Basic Principles of Global Trading
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC14) was held in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, from March 26-29. The landmark...
The New Non-Alignment
When Leverage Replaced Loyalty
There is a diplomatic category error that shapes almost all Western analysis of the Global South, and it goes something like...
Beijing’s “Four Beliefs” Campaign: How the CCP Promotes Loyalty to Xi Jinping Across the Global South
The Communist Party of China is focused on disseminating the Sixings experience, or in simplified Pinyin Chinese, Sixings Xin or Sì jìn sì xìn...
AI Sovereignty and the Global South’s Third Way
When a Regional Crisis Becomes a Global Systems Shock
COVID-19 showed how fragile global interdependence becomes when too much capacity is concentrated in too few...
From the Two Sessions to the World: Exporting a New Model for Global Order
The 2026 Two Sessions in China, comprising the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC), serve as a strategic...
Beyond the Superpowers: The Rise of a Sovereign AI Axis in Asia
As Amartya Sen once argued, development is ultimately about expanding freedom. In the twenty-first century, that freedom is increasingly mediated by algorithms, data flows,...
Mapping the Future: The 2026 Two Sessions and China’s Vision for the Global South
The 2026 Annual Sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the "Lianghui," are a pivotal...