News of geopolitics

Sailing blithely into the maelstrom

05-04-2025 06:15 Like Donald Trump with his error-prone minions, Javier Milei is accompanied by an entourage which includes far too many individuals who are unsuited for high office.

by James Neilson

Trump escalates global trade war, sparking tit-for-tat tariffs

04-03-2025 12:27 Confirmation of the levies lays to rest doubts Trump would actually follow through on his repeated threats to upend global economic ties to counter what he casts as imbalanced trade.

The return of the great disruptor

07-12-2024 06:07 Caught off-balance, progressives in the United States and movers and shakers in Latin America, Europe, East Asia, the Middle East and Africa are asking themselves what the return of the great disruptor could mean.

by James Neilson

Lula’s embrace of Xi sets up a clash over Trump’s China policy

14-11-2024 12:37 Brazil’s President Lula is advancing a strategic partnership with China, pursuing infrastructure projects to boost Brazil’s economic ties with Asia, despite the risks of upsetting their other largest trade partner: the United States.

How economic and strategic alliances are changing in a multipolar world

12-10-2024 06:23 A guide to the new fault lines of geopolitics — from BRICS versus the G7 to Lula and Milei’s ideological rivalry in Latin America.

Oh my Americas, the forgotten land

17-08-2024 07:47 Whether it’s energy, or minerals, lithium and copper, certainly food (think soy and wheat), Latin America should be the go-to arena for the wider world, not some afterthought.

by David Smith

Lula-Milei clash embodies world’s competing economic views

28-03-2024 17:25 There are few presidents in the world today with more radically different economic models than Argentina’s Javier Milei and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Ian Bremmer: ‘No matter who wins, many Americans will not accept the legitimacy of the election’

02-03-2024 06:53 Influential political analyst and founder of the Eurasia Group traces a panorama of the elections which will be dogged by the spectre of the assault on Capitol Hill and the possible conviction of Donald Trump. In a feature-length interview, he debates the new world order – and offers a few remarks on Javier Milei.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order

30-12-2023 10:19 With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, and some 30 countries electing a president, here are five key elections to watch in the coming year.

Henry Kissinger, diplomat who defined US foreign policy, dies at 100

30-11-2023 13:38 Henry Kissinger, the child refugee who rose to define United States foreign policy during the 1970s, has died.

China says premier will lead its G20 delegation, not president Xi

04-09-2023 09:23 Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but confirming President Xi Jinping will snub the meeting of the world's biggest economies.

Washington’s top Middle Eastern allies move closer to China

27-08-2023 09:45 Some of Washington's top Middle Eastern allies are moving closer into the orbit of China and Russia, further complicating geopolitics upended by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Join the club: BRICS faces rift over push for new members

22-08-2023 12:56 BRICS leaders meeting in South Africa this week will consider expanding the five-nation bloc.

BRICS summit of emerging economies to begin in South Africa

22-08-2023 10:01 Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet for three days in Johannesburg at BRICS summit.

India supports Argentina’s bid to join BRICS, says ambassador

03-06-2023 06:15 India’s envoy in Argentina, Dinesh Bhatia, discusses trade deficits, defence opportunities, lithium and gas collaboration and the importance of cultural ties.

by Api Dhadda

Slow boat to China

03-06-2023 06:12 All policy here is driven by the desperation arising from the parlous state of Central Bank reserves.

Celeste Saulo elected first female chief of World Meteorological Organization

01-06-2023 08:42 Celeste Saulo, who has headed Argentina's weather agency since 2014, elected as the first female leader of UN climate agency.

Argentine in running to be UN weather agency's next chief

31-05-2023 10:13 The World Meteorological Organization, which plays a critical global role in tracking climate change, chooses a new leader this week to turbocharge that work over the next four years. UBA professor and the WMO's first vice-president Celeste Saulo is among the frontunners.

Chile, one of the world’s lithium leaders, looks like a shakier source

28-04-2023 12:28 The state plans to take control in Chile, which boasts unmatched reserves of the battery metal.

Edward Porter: What Xi Jinping wants in Latin America

28-04-2023 11:29 China is not interested in turbocharging the region’s industrial development. But neither are its investments seeking to challenge the United States.