In opening remarks to the summit, #Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drew a parallel w/the #ColdWar's #NonAlignedMovement, a group of developing nations that resisted joining either side of a polarized global order.

"#BRICS is the heir to the Non-Aligned Movement," Lula told leaders. "With multilateralism under attack, our autonomy is in check once again."

BRICS nations represent >½ the world's population & 40% of its economic output, Lula noted…, warning of rising protectionism.

This old dance hall in Bandung secretly shaped world politics 🏛️ But is it worth visiting? 🤔

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#travel #asiaafrica #nonalignedmovement #asiaafricaconference #bandung #indonesia #westjava #wanderlust #history

Why This Boring Indonesian Museum Changed the Fate of 29 Countries During the Cold War

Inside a former Dutch dance hall in Bandung, 29 Asian and African leaders gathered in 1955 to create the principles that would challenge both US and …

thebeautraveler.com
Vijay Prashad: BRICS & Industrial Development
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/21/vijay-prashad-brics-industrial-development/
With the expansion of the group to more countries of the Global South, a revival of the “Bangdung Spirit” is taking place, but not without its contradictions. By Vijay Prashad Peoples Dispatch In January, Indonesia — the world’s fourth-largest country by…
#Politics #Analysis #China #Column #Economy #EuropeanUnion #Indonesia #Netherlands #Bandung #BandungSpirit #Brics #Mining #Nickel #NonAlignedMovement #UnitedNationsConferenceOnTradeAndDevelopment #VijayPrashad #WorldTradeOrganization
Vijay Prashad: BRICS & Industrial Development

With the expansion of the group to more countries of the Global South, a revival of the “Bangdung Spirit” is taking place, but not without its contradictions. By Vijay Prashad Peoples Dispatch In January, Indonesia — the world’s fourth-largest country by population (282 million) with the

Consortium News

From Athens to Belgrade: Will the EU move from “de-risking” to embracing non-alignment as it ramps up its strategic sovereignty agenda?

Non-Aligned Tech Movement Newsletter #16--> https://nonalignedtech.net/16-eu-moving-from-de-risking-to-non-alignment/

#NonAlignment #NonAlignedMovement #NATM

#16 – From Athens to Belgrade: Will the EU move from “de-risking” to embracing non-alignment? – Non Aligned Technologies Movement

⬆️ @homohortus

>> #NAM Non-alignment, initially a posture of neutrality during the #ColdWar, evolved into implicit support for the #USSR. This movement, born from the desire … not to align themselves with the blocs, was influenced by leaders such as [#India's] #Nehru and [#Egypt's] #Nasser.

Also #Yugoslavia's Josip Broz #Tito, who served as the leader of the #NonAlignedMovement.

#US doctrine was same during Cold War as it was with #GeorgeWBush: "You're either with us or with #terrorists"

⬆️ @homohortus

>> India is strengthening its ties with Russia, including through record energy deals. This growing dependence could complicate its relations with the West…

Historically #India has had closer ties with #Russia than #US, despite its official membership in the #NonAlignedMovement #NAM as a state that didn't formally align with the US or USSR and sought to remain independent, but that is changing. Obviously all countries do what's best in their self-interest

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Non-Aligned-Movement

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) | Definition, Mission, & Facts | Britannica

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), international organization dedicated to representing the interests and aspirations of developing countries. The NAM was founded and held its first conference in 1961 under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kwame Nkrumah, and Sukarno.

Encyclopedia Britannica
19 oct 2024: Pankaj Mishra, unfinished business of the post-imperial era

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Palestinians accuse Israel of sponsoring settler violence on the West Bank

Morning Star
Iran-Saudi Pact Is Brokered by China, Leaving U.S. on Sidelines

The agreement negotiated in Beijing to restore relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran signaled at least a temporary reordering of the usual alliances and rivalries, with Washington left on the sidelines.

The New York Times

Fantastic piece on the history of the nonaligned movement... we need to bring this energy back to modern transnational organizing.
https://progressive.international/wire/2023-09-01-pi-briefing-no-35-we-face-neither-east-nor-west-we-face-forward/en

#NonAlignedMovement #internationalrelations #progressive

PI Briefing | No. 35 | We face neither East nor West; We face forward.

Unwilling to remain hostages to nuclear warfare and to nuclear detente, the new states of the 1950s wanted to chart out an independent path. We can learn from their efforts today.

Progressive International