This article discusses whether BRICS, a leading global governance mechanism, can revive multilateralism, international law and interstate cooperation while providing stability at the global, regional and bilateral level. BRICS has created opportunities for addressing three core themes: politics and security;...
But there’s another way of looking at it, which is that if you consider the fact that NATO was created much before the Warsaw Pact ever came into existence, NATO was created in 1949 as a result of discussions that were going on throughout the post-Second World...
"Our ancestors created brilliant achievements and left the precious spirit of 'daring to be the first in the world'. In the face of new opportunities, I call on more entrepreneurs to know more and invest in the Greater Bay Area together as a new starting point to strive for the futu...
China’s assertions are also bolstered by the United States’ historical wavering on international law. The U.S. wasaccused of breaking international lawby the International Court of Justice by mining Nicaraguan harbors and supporting rebels in the country in the 1980s. Furthermore, the U.S...
The extent of the previous bout of quantitative easing makes Tanashian believe that hyperinflation of some kind will become unavoidable. The world could, in the not-too-distant future, find itself in a position where assets or even goods are what everyone wants – and currencies no longer have...
and a professor of International Business at Schwarzman College in Tsinghua. He is a former Special Economic Advisor of the President of Brazil and former minister of Tourism, and minister of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade of Brazil. He was also president of the World Investment Associat...
To understand how Saudi’s membership in BRICS could destroy the U.S. dollar hegemony, one has to take a journey back in time. After the World War I, the gold standard had been abandoned. When Europe was at its worst during World War II, a new internationalmoneta...
It was not until the early 1990s, 20 years ago, that the concept of ‘smart’ or ‘intelligent’ communities was first introduced into the public mind, with the appearance of Singapore’s Intelligent Island, Silicon Valley’s Smart Valley, and Smart Toronto. But like all disruptive innovations...
HUDSON: Well, for the last few weeks I was in Greece, and also in Brussels talking to politicians mainly on the left to outline the principles of an international organization that we insist be created. We don’t have a name for it yet, but it’s not going to be the IMF, it’s ...
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