SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Ali Fathollah-Nejad and Amin Naeni
At the 15th annual BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 22–24 August 2023, six new members were admitted into the bloc from 2024 onwards: Argentina, Ethiopia, and four states from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, namely Egypt, Sau...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The US government has eased sanctions against Venezuela in the hope that it will improve the situation in the oil market, where there has been a noticeable shortage recently. This is a significant breakthrough for the Latin American country. However, due to the state of Venezuel...
The US and China are currently entangled in an undeclared technological war, with both countries exchanging blows. Following the US's tightening of the exports of advanced chips to China, including those designed for the Chinese market, Beijing has responded by intensifying controls on the export of...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The implementation a price ceiling on Russian oil has been seriously unsuccessful, a fact that has already been acknowledged in Europe. Nevertheless, Washington still refuses to accept this outcome and now, nearly a year later, has levied sanctions on two shipping companies. Add...
By Rhod Maceknzie
The US government intends to introduce fresh measures this week to further impede Beijing's acquisition of cutting-edge chips and production equipment. These latest restrictions aim to bolster the prohibition measures set in place precisely one year ago, in October 2022. Specific...
Once again,civilisation takes centre stage with Vladimir Putin at the podium of the Vladai Club. The subjectof his speech is about Russia's unique path during the era of our naive globalism was pushed underground alongside Russian philosophy, Danilevsky, Dostoevsky, and the entirety of the great Ru...
