#149 The G|O Briefing, September 7, 2023
Repression of Uyghurs in China: one year on, revisiting the "Bachelet report" | What to make of the BRICS' expansion?
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The Wrong BRICS Expansion
Daron Acemoglu | In many ways, the enlargement represents a major lost opportunity. The world does not need more countries to fall under Chinese and Russian influence. It needs a genuinely independent third grouping to provide a counterweight against both the China-Russia axis and US power.
#148 THE G|O BRIEFING, AUGUST 31, 2023
International Geneva’s continued love affair with FIFA | What do the BRICS want? Co-existence or cooperation? | For justice in Syria, hope comes from Geneva rather than The Hague
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What Do the BRICS Want? Co-existence or Cooperation?
DANIEL WARNER | China is not calling for a total overhaul of the international system but for a different type of multilateralism, not dominated by Western powers, yet one within the basic tenets of the principles of the UN Charter established by the West.
For Whom The Brics Toll
Ana Palacio | The group's latest summit was touted as a pivotal event that could change the contours of international relations. It achieved nothing of the kind. But the fact that grievances against the current system are so widely shared should serve as a warning to the West.
#147 THE G|O BRIEFING, AUGUST 24, 2023
Remembering Sergio Vieira de Mello | Will there be an AI arms race? | Quick Takes
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Exclusive: The current global system is broken, Brazil’s foreign policy czar tells The Geneva Observer
Dam collapse to be instrumentalized at the Human Rights Council
Once again, the Ukrainian war is set to dominate the session of the Human Rights Council, where a new resolution will be submitted by Kiev’s main allies in the hope of maintaining pressure over Moscow, in what is being considered a key moment of the conflict.
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A BRICS Revival?
Ana Palacio | Economic headwinds and internal disagreements have long stymied the BRICS’s ambition to become a global diplomatic and financial force capable of challenging Western-led international institutions. Is this finally changing?
#117 The G|O Briefing, November 10, 2022
A GOOD WEEK FOR INTERNATIONAL GENEVA | HOW DO YOU SPELL DEADLOCK? T-R-I-P-S | IN DEFENSE OF NON-ALIGNMENT