BEIJING/SAO PAULO — Chinese President Xi Jinping assured Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday that China will stand by Brazil and the broader Global South as global geopolitical tensions rise, state media and official statements said. The leaders spoke by telephone in a call that lasted about 45 minutes, during which both […]
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The Global South and a Fracturing World Order
For decades, the global order established after the Second World War appeared immutable. Its institutions, norms, and power hierarchies were presented as universal, permanent, and morally grounded. Yet beneath this carefully constructed façade, discontent has been steadily building, particularly across the Global South. Today, that unease is no longer subtle. It is cultural, political, and […]
COP30 sees limited progress as North-South divide persists
One week into COP30 in Belem, dubbed the ‘Implementation COP,’ negotiations have produced limited results, aside from the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) call for proposals and the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF). While the COP presidency successfully adopted an agenda on trade, finance, 1.5°C, and emission reporting, contentious issues remain unresolved. […]