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“One of the more remarkable developments over the last 25 years is that an investment banker’s arbitrary acronym for a quartet of emerging market economies has become the rubric for rebellion,” FP’s Keith Johnson wrote ahead of the high-profile BRICS meeting in Kazan, Russia, last week. It was the first summit since the group—originally comprising […]
There’s a saying in sports journalism: “The answer to all your questions is money.” But in the case of Saudi Arabia’s massive sports investment programmes during the reign of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, money is not the whole story. In a simple sense, there is a clear profit motive. With $925 billion in assets […]
The adoption of a controversial foreign agents law by Georgia’s ruling party in May marked the lowest point in Tbilisi’s relations with the West since it declared its pro-Western foreign-policy aspirations in the early 2000s. Despite mass protests, a presidential veto overriding the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, U.S. sanctions against Georgian officials, and […]
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Brazil hesitates on BRICS expansion, Uruguay readies for a presidential election, and blackouts plunge Cuba into darkness. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Although Brazil is the […]
Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza—and the assassinations, tanker wars, and drone attacks it has provoked throughout the broader Middle East—means the Gulf states are on edge. As the U.S. election approaches, the region’s two powerhouses—Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—might be expected to lean toward stability in the form of Vice President […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Trump campaign allegations against the U.K. Labour Party, a terrorist attack in Turkey, and new evidence confirming North Korean troops in Russia. Alleged Illegal Contributions With just 13 days until the U.S. presidential election, former President Donald Trump’s campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the top agenda items at this year’s BRICS summit in Russia, U.S. diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, and a major corruption scandal for a former Peruvian president. Putin Touts Moscow’s Friendships Brick by brick, Russia is hoping to use this week’s three-day BRICS summit to […]
A little more than a year after Canada set off a diplomatic row with India over the alleged assassination of a Sikh leader and Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, Ottawa has given its accusations new teeth. And now, Canada needs some backup. Earlier this week, Canadian police accused India’s diplomatic staff in Canada—and the Modi […]
It’s a typical day in Taiwan, and China is conducting yet another round of military drills. As Chinese warships and planes yet again aggressively circle around Taiwan, Taipei scrambles its military to defensive positions across the island. Among the most important is a cohort of mobile ground units carrying anti-ship missiles to deter Chinese ships […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at what the killing of Yahya Sinwar means for the Israel-Hamas war, alleged North Korean troops alongside Russian forces, and U.S. accusations against a former Indian intelligence officer. The War Trudges On Hamas confirmed the killing of leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in a televised eulogy […]