More: Global South
Xi Jinping’s Egypt Visit: How China Is Expanding Its Influence in the Middle East
The upcoming official visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Egypt, scheduled for August 30 to September 3, 2026, coincides with the Shanghai Cooperation...
Is China a Perennial Developing Country (As it Claims) or a Developed Country (As Others Assert)? It Matters
The answer depends on a combination of steadfast official Chinese pronouncements that hinge on self-identity and how “developing country status” is defined. The truth...
Can the Global South Avoid an Enclave AI Economy?
Malaysia’s data center boom offers a revealing piece of arithmetic. Between 2021 and June 2025, the government approved 143 projects. Within that total, 25...
Which Global South Region Is Ready to Power the AI Economy?
In February 2026, residents of Iskandar Puteri in Johor protested against the construction of a 300-megawatt data center complex. Their concerns ranged from falling...
Flying Blind: Why the Global South Needs Proximate-Risk AI for Food Security
A food crisis rarely arrives with a bang. It slips in quietly—through smaller bags of rice, thinner meals, and prices that change faster than...
Is the Clock Finally Striking the Hour of ‘the African Moment’?
In his 1998 chronicle of the Rwandan genocide, journalist Philip Gourevitch calls Africa a region that generates major catastrophes, ‘but don’t really make meaningful...
Global South: Future Political and Economic Outlook
Russia's former Foreign Minister, Yevgeny Primakov, advocated consistently for the emerging political governance and new economic architecture, ultimately replacing the 'rules-based order' that has...
The Circular Economy Illusion: Textile Waste Exports to the Global South
Every year, millions of tonnes of second-hand clothing depart from ports in the Global North, packaged under the narrative of sustainability and the “circular...
The New East India Companies: How Tech Giants Are Colonizing the Global South for AI
For decades, historian’s discussion about colonialism has revolved around large armies, territorial conquests and vast empires. Yet, they often fail to focus on the...
Why Dalian’s Summer Davos Matters for the Global South and Middle East After the Iran War
The Summer Davos Forum (the annual meeting of the new champions) in Dalian, China, represents a prominent strategic platform, reinforcing Beijing's role as a...