Good overview RT @GIGA_Institute: #G20 summit: #GlobalSouth is pushing the world order towards a multipolar organisation. The wars in #Ukraine & the #MiddleEast as well as the #US–#China dichotomy have high economic and social costs for the world order.
Read latest #GIGAFocus: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/brazil-g20-summit-2024-the-global-south-takes-centre-stage
Brazil G20 Summit 2024: The Global South Takes Centre Stage
The G20 summit in Brazil will take place at a crossroads in the global power dynamic. The traditional dominance of the rich nations is being challenged by a more united Global South, while diplomatic bridges need to be built to address pressing economic, political, and environmental issues.
#G20 summit: #GlobalSouth is pushing the world order towards a multipolar organisation. The wars in #Ukraine & the #MiddleEast as well as the #US–#China dichotomy have high economic and social costs for the world order.
Read latest #GIGAFocus: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/brazil-g20-summit-2024-the-global-south-takes-centre-stage
Brazil G20 Summit 2024: The Global South Takes Centre Stage
The G20 summit in Brazil will take place at a crossroads in the global power dynamic. The traditional dominance of the rich nations is being challenged by a more united Global South, while diplomatic bridges need to be built to address pressing economic, political, and environmental issues.
America’s 2024 Election and Europe’s Middle East Dilemma
The 2024 US presidential election will redefine America’s role in the Middle East. With US priorities being revisited, Europe must recalibrate its foreign policy in the region to safeguard strategic interests such as regional stability, energy security, and the management of migration flows.
#Digitalisation in the #Philippines: To enhance internet infrastructure, e-governance, and cybersecurity, President Marcos Jr. focuses on global partnerships with Germany, Japan, and the World Bank.
➡️ Read Tetiana Schipper’s analysis in the latest #GIGAFocus: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/philippine-president-embraces-global-alliances-to-push-digitalisation
Philippine President Embraces Global Alliances to Push Digitalisation
President Marcos Jr. has been driving the digital transformation of the Philippines since 2022. Internet infrastructure and cybersecurity are undergoing improvements as part of an effort to position the country as a digital leader, with key collaborations involving Germany, Japan, and the World Bank.
Zum #BRICS-Gipfel haben Olena Osypenkova und Miriam Prys-Hansen einen #GIGAFocus geschrieben, in dem sie unter anderem die Effekte der Expansion der Gruppe, die Idee der De-Dollarisierung und Pläne der Ernährungssicherung analysieren.
➡️ Hier lesen (auf Englisch): https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/the-brics-plus-summit-in-kazan-russia-five-things-to-watch
The BRICS+ Summit in Kazan, Russia: Five Things to Watch
The BRICS+ nations will soon come together in Kazan, Russia, for their 16th Annual Summit. Despite meeting in a country at war, old and new member states will work on initiatives for economic and political cooperation while aspiring ones will await a decision on the group’s further expansion.
#BRICS+ Summit in #Russia: Despite meeting in a country at war, old and new member states will discuss initiatives for cooperation and the group’s further expansion. Olena Osypenkova and Miriam Prys-Hansen analyse five things to watch.
➡️ Read the latest #GIGAFocus here: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/the-brics-plus-summit-in-kazan-russia-five-things-to-watch?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
The BRICS+ Summit in Kazan, Russia: Five Things to Watch
The BRICS+ nations will soon come together in Kazan, Russia, for their 16th Annual Summit. Despite meeting in a country at war, old and new member states will work on initiatives for economic and political cooperation while aspiring ones will await a decision on the group’s further expansion.
Sanction evasion, economic and military collaboration, as well as shared resistance to the US-led liberal global order bind #Russia and #Iran together. How can the West respond?
➡️ Read latest #GIGAFocus by Sara Bazoobandi and Olena Osypenkova here: https://giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/expansion-of-the-russo-iranian-nexus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Expansion of the Russo–Iranian Nexus
Sanction evasion, economic and military collaboration, and narratives of resistance against a US-led liberal global order bind Russia and Iran together. To thwart their continued and intensified power projection, the West needs to strengthen ties with other key actors in the Middle East and Eurasia.
All eyes are on
#SãoPaulo, where the right’s “old guard” candidate faces the rise of a young, extremist YouTuber. The mid-term
#elections to be held on 6 October will serve as a barometer for candidates & parties. See
#GIGAFocus by Janaina Maldonado:
https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publications/giga-focus/mid-term-elections-brazil-s-far-right-battles-for-bolsonaro-s-legacy?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email #BrazilElections
Mid-Term Elections: Brazil’s Far Right Battles for Bolsonaro’s Legacy
In Brazil’s mid-term elections on 6 October, all eyes will be on São Paulo, where polls show a three-way tie between the right’s “old guard” candidate, a young, extremist YouTuber, and the left-wing nominee, backed by President Lula. The result will be a harbinger for politics in post-Lula Brazil.
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Non-State Actors and Autocratic Public Diplomacy: A Transregional View
Public diplomacy looms large in the foreign policies of Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Zooming in on these states’ engagement with the African continent, this GIGA Focus Middle East explores the role played by real and alleged non-state actors in autocratic public-diplomacy efforts.
Thomas
GIGA Institute
