On August 4th, 2023, the 15th annual BRICS summit concluded in Johannesburg, South Africa. The headline of the event was the group’s plan to expand its membership for only the second time in its two-decade history

The BRICS bloc is a growing home for nations eager to counter the West's position, or at least hedge their bets when it comes to international trade, development support, and conflicts

Multilateral institutions reflect the power realities of the time of their inception. As the balance of those power realities change, so too, does their efficacy become a matter of interrogation

This clearly indicates that the bureaucratic elites in Brussels don't really care about the economic and financial well-being of their own populace, as it makes no sense to replace the highly affordable natural gas transported via pipelines with the shipborne LNG that's not only incomparably more expensive, but it also takes far longer to reach Europe and is far more expensive in terms of storage.

Attacks against the ZNPP have become commonplace, since, in the face of military defeat, Ukraine resorts to terrorism.

Washington has only pushed Pakistan closer to China, Russia and Iran.