Today: November 12, 2024
Today: November 12, 2024

Latest From Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future

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G20 summit proved naysayers wrong – and showed Global South's potential to address world's biggest problems

The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly in this period of great geopolitical divisions.

G20 summit proved naysayers wrong – and showed Global South's potential to address world's biggest problems
Africa|Americas|Asia|Europe|MidEast|News|US|World

International reaction to Gaza siege has exposed the growing rift between the West and the Global South

At the United Nations and elsewhere, the response by the US and Western Europe to events in Israel and Gaza have been out of step with that of governments in Africa, South America and Asia.

International reaction to Gaza siege has exposed the growing rift between the West and the Global South
Americas|News|Opinion|World

Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country

It’s hard to overestimate the role Henry Kissinger played in Chile. A former Chilean diplomat describes the mark that the powerful statesman made in his country and elsewhere in the Global South.

Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country
Africa|News|US|World

Kenyan president will receive White House praise over troops-to-Haiti move − but lack of action across Americas should prompt regional soul-searching

Kenya’s William Ruto will meet President Joe Biden during a rare US state visit from an African leader − and one that comes as Haiti’s crisis spirals.

Kenyan president will receive White House praise over troops-to-Haiti move − but lack of action across Americas should prompt regional soul-searching
Asia|News|World

In ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries

Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

In ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries
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East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two

NATO member Turkey’s intention to join the 9-member body that functions as an alternative to the Western-led order shows Ankara’s global ambitions.

East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two

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