Brazil derives tangible benefits from BRICS membership—above all, prestige, geopolitical influence, greater proximity to China, and an “insurance”...
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Multipolarity may suit Brazil’s preference for strategic flexibility and its claim to a greater global role – but the country faces difficult choices...
Will Trump’s Unpredictable Foreign Policy Boost BRICS? If Turkey and Saudi Arabia follow Indonesia in joining the bloc, it could gain more...
How Does Uruguay Do It? Strong civic engagement and low inequality have helped the country avoid the political polarization sweeping the globe. On...
Aggressive U.S. foreign policy could push regional governments into China’s arms. Trump Can’t Bully Latin America Without Consequences U.S. President...
Riyadh’s fence-sitting strategy reflects its desire to keep all doors open. Others may follow its lead. by Oliver Stuenkel and Margot Treadwell...
The G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together national leaders, heads of international organizations and regional blocs such as the...
Why Electoral Violence Starts—and How It Can End As Americans prepare to vote in a tense presidential contest, these countries show a way out of...
BRICS is emerging as a sandbox for experimentation with various non-USD instruments, including payment systems, cryptocurrencies, digitalized...
The 16th BRICS Summit, which took place in the Russian city of Kazan, proved to be a symbolic diplomatic victory for Vladimir Putin. It showcased...
By Oliver Stuenkel October 21, 2024 The bloc’s expansion is amplifying its anti-Western tendencies, creating strategic risks for Brazil. Since Brazil...
As president, his aggressive stance toward the region led many countries to warm to China. Trump Has His Own Monroe Doctrine Ahead of November’s U.S...
Why the Future of the Bloc Will Shape Global Order By Alexander Gabuev and Oliver Stuenkel September 24, 2024 In late October, the group of countries...
The president has dug in and is waiting for global attention to move elsewhere Global leaders have reacted in three different ways to the overtly...
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Oliver Della Costa Stuenkel is a political analyst, speaker and a Professor at the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in São Paulo. He is also a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC, a non-resident Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin, and a columnist for Estado de São Paulo and Americas Quarterly. His research focuses on geopolitics and global order, Brazilian foreign policy, Latin American politics and emerging powers. He is the author of several books about geopolitics, including The BRICS and the Future of Global Order (Lexington) and the Post-Western World: How Emerging Powers Are Remaking Global Order (Polity).BOOK: POST-WESTERN WORLD
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