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3 nuclear Superpowers, rather than 2, usher in a New Strategic Era
China is on track to massively expand its nuclear arsenal, just as Russia suspends the last major arms control treaty. It augurs a new...
Time to Clarify What African Leaders Want from Russia
From various interpretations, Russia is taking advantage of the past Soviet-era connections, Africa's growing dissatisfaction and disappointment with the Western world, but its economic...
De-dollarization as it is:Let’s call the hypothetical currency the ‘bric’
Argentina will start to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars, the government announced a measure that aims to relieve the country's...
FT: Gold is Up & dollar Down
30 percent of all nations now deal with sanctions from the United States, the EU, Japan and the UK – up from 10 percent...
Dollar, yuan or a BRICS currency: a look at the scenarios
As the global monetary system is entering into a period of transformation, there is increasing realization in the global financial community of its potential...
Can more bricks at BRICS build a new world order?
Applications from 19 countries have made it to the desk of the BRICS South African Ambassador seeking formal and informal membership. While this clearly...
Bangladesh joins the Indo-Pacific region to face the challenges of the 21st century
The US-initiated Indo-Pacific strategy has been a topic of intense debate among world leaders and the general public in recent years. The Indo-Pacific region,...
China’s “tri-ring” approach to the Afghanistan issue and beyond
Over the past decade, the India-Pacific Quad which includes the United States, Japan, India and Australia has been discussed widely and controversially as well....
Who will Launch Next Ground Offensive in the War in Ukraine and When?
Key Points
The war in Ukraine is more of standoff attacks with hardly any major ground offensive in recent past.
While Russia can choose its moment...
Shaping a 21st-century world order: The nation-state vs the civilizational state
US President Joe Biden positions the Ukraine war as a battle between autocracy and democracy. That reduces what is at stake in the war....