What Is AFRICOM? How the U.S. Military is Militarizing and Destabilizing Africa
Technically, the United States is not at war in Africa. But the practice and terminology of the US-led War on Terror has changed, making the US military’s involvement more difficult to trace. In the...
View ArticleWhy the BRICS Summit Matters
Not having seen the security and economic payoffs from the existing U.S.-led international order, global South countries are looking for alternative frameworks. The post Why the BRICS Summit Matters...
View ArticleQI Launches the Global South Program
The Quincy Institute is proud to announce the launch of its Global South program, which will focus on U.S. engagement with the broad swath of the so-called developing world stretching from Latin...
View ArticleThe American Left Realigns Its Relationship to Latin America
During a visit to the White House last February after starting his third stint in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bonded with U.S. President Joe Biden over the experience of...
View ArticleThe Global South’s BRICS Play Should Not Be Dismissed
On August 22, South Africa will host the next BRICS summit—bringing together leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—at a time of acute tensions between the United States and its...
View ArticleWinning the Majority: How the U.S. Should Engage with the Global South
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Winning the Majority: A New U.S. Bargain with the Global South
Executive Summary Introduction Is it a thing? Defining the Global South Does it matter much? U.S. vital interests in the Global South Reality check: Waning U.S. influence Past is part-prologue: The...
View ArticleThe Return of the Global South
Russia’s war in Ukraine has reminded Western observers that a world exists outside the great powers and their core allies. This world, predominantly comprising countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin...
View ArticleAmerican Power Just Took a Big Hit
For more than a decade, the United States mostly ignored BRICS. The grouping, formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, rarely registered on Washington’s radar. When it did, the impulse...
View ArticleThe G20 Is in a Precarious State, But Global Problems Don’t Take a Breather
The G-20 continues to be rocked by deep divisions. The Russia-Ukraine war has presented it with the biggest test yet. This weekend’s summit in New Delhi showcases the great power politics pulling and...
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