The Guardian • BRICS
Issue #2014
BRICS, BRICS+, and the new G8”
What are BRICS, BRICS+, and the “new G8”? What is the meaning of these acronyms and why are they important? BRICS To begin with BRICS:...
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Issue #2198
BRICS and Cuba
Cuba is now an associate member of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), alongside twelve nations, including Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United...
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Issue #2187
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRAZIL: Brazilian union headquarters called on citizens to take part in the Workers’ March in the capital Brasilia. The mobilisation followed the Workers’ Conference which...
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Issue #2129
GLOBAL BRIEFS
VENEZUELA: The International Anti-fascist World Festival took place in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The 2,000 delegates from 125 countries called for consolidation of international...
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Issue #2109
‘De-dollarisation’ and US capitalism
United States Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, is, in her own words, ‘worried.’ What is keeping her awake is the growing fear that the...
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Issue #2137
GLOBAL BRIEFS
SYRIA: Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the formation of an “independent committee” to investigate armed clashes and massacres that killed more than 1,300 people,...
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Issue #2181
GLOBAL BRIEFS
LEBANON: Thousands of people are fleeing their homes following relentless bombings by Israel. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported that at least 52 people were killed and...
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Issue #2134
GLOBAL BRIEFS
BRITAIN: Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London to protest US President Trump’s proposal to “take over”the Gaza Strip. The placards and banners in...
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Issue #2157
China’s masterstroke: BRICS against US oppression
Behind closed doors in Beijing, a quiet financial transformation is unfolding. China, the undisputed heavyweight of the BRICS alliance, is engineering an audacious challenge to...
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Issue #2124
Brazil, Belt and Road and the USA’s Monroe Doctrine
The decision of the Brazilian government not to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is being regarded by Washington as something of a setback...
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Issue #2091
GLOBAL BRIEFS
YEMEN: Massive protests for Palestine continue across Yemen. Friday rallies attract millions of participants who march for Gaza. Last Friday was no exception – demonstrators...
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Issue #2068
GLOBAL BRIEFS
RUSSIA: The Kremlin last week rejected allegations that it was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Kremlin...
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Issue #2130
GLOBAL BRIEFS
MYANMAR: Myanmar’s government and a major ethnic rebel group have signed a formal ceasefire agreement. The new ceasefire was brokered by China and came into...
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Issue #2177
GLOBAL BRIEFS
USA: The Pentagon has issued orders to prepare several hundred active-duty military police for potential deployment to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The orders come amid growing concerns...
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Issue #2154
BRICS: Multipolar reality
BRICS is the heir to the Non-Aligned Movement,” declared Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the economic alliance’s 17th annual summit, held July...
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Issue #2086
DINGO
Lithuania, claiming a threat from Russia, is ramping up military spending. “Everything we have we threw into Ukraine so that they will be able to...
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Issue #2126
DINGO
The fact that the world has so far continued to buy dollars come what may has underpinned US power, funding its enormous deficits, themselves largely...
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Issue #2174
2026: Rights! Peace! Justice!
In 2025 a significant shift in international relations included the growing movement amongst the global south away from the US and former colonisers. A number...
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Issue #2154
EDITORIAL
Vietnam is joining BRICS as a partner country. Some questions you may have include: • joining what? • which means what exactly? • why should...
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