Brazil: Trump slaps 50% tariffs, backs Bolsonaro over Lula
US President Donald Trump said on July 9th that the US would impose a 50% tariff on all imports from...
BRICS
World leaders assemble for a BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro
Leaders of the growing BRICS group are meeting in Rio de Janeiro on July 7th, and are set to discuss...
Declan Hayes: India – a formidable force
Although Russia, China, India and the world’s other adult powers are no doubt laughing themselves silly from watching VPOTUS Vance...
Nigeria admitted to BRICS as a partner country
BRICS chair Brazil says Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the bloc, according to ABC on January...
BRICS: Indonesia to become a fully-fledged member
Indonesia will become the newest fully-fledged member of the BRICS alliance in 2025, according to Reuters on January 7, 2025....
Brazil announces that Indonesia will join BRICS as full member
Brazil said on January 6th that Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, further expanding the bloc that...
Egyptian president attends first BRICS Plus summit in Russia
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took part in the BRICS Plus summit in the Russian city of Kazan on October...
Algeria ends efforts to fully join BRICS
Algeria has officially ended its efforts to join the BRICS intergovernmental group, although it is a member of the BRICS...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: What we should look out for in the global south
The Global South Summit, which will convene in India on Aug. 17, comes at a moment in which nations historically...
Russian Duma Speaker visits Algeria to soothe relations
On July 22nd, Russia’s State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Viktorovitch Volodin commenced his official visit to Algeria with hopes of strengthening...
Morocco shows no interest in joining new BRICS
A source at the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Morocco has not made a formal request to join...
BRICS talks tackle expansion but what about a currency?
Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will meet in South Africa on August 22 to 24,...
Algeria fast tracks its own BRICS membership
Algeria has come up with a novel way of fast-tracking its BRICS membership bid. Money. Algeria has applied to join...
BRICS meets in South Africa to discuss broader membership
High level government officials, including representatives from Iran and Saudi Arabia, met in South Africa on May 2nd to discuss...
BRICS Expansion Threatens West’s Dominance
The Ukraine war is no longer being fought within the boundries of Ukraine as it has pushed many countries around...
