When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stood at Davos in early 2026 and called the rules-based liberal international order a farce — one selectively imposed on weaker states — he got a standing ovation from Western elites. Scholars Marta Fernández and Maria Elena Rodriguez noted the irony plainly: these arguments had been made for decades … Read more
In 2016, Singapore’s then-Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen was asked in Parliament how the country would respond if the United States were to pull back from its security commitments in Asia. At the time, the question was hypothetical. Today, with Donald Trump in his second term and Ng stepping down after 14 years as Singapore’s … Read more
he administration of President Prabowo Subianto says joining BRICS will bring a number of benefits, but others are not so certain, noting that Jakarta has already inked a number of pacts with the bloc’s member states. Indonesia recently became a full member of the BRICS economic and geopolitical grouping. The name is an acronym for … Read more