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Reconsidering Sovereignty Amid the Climate Crisis

Island and peripheral countries illustrate how the shape of the world is changing—and how the global order must change to keep up.

Officials attend a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024
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BRICS Expansion and the Future of World Order: Perspectives from Member States, Partners, and Aspirants

The potential of BRICS members and partner countries to fulfill their individual aspirations via BRICS hinges on what vision of the future of world order ultimately wins out within BRICS.

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Today’s Middle East: Lessons Learned from Past Attempts at Collective Security

Five twentieth-century Middle Eastern peace settlements point a path forward for Israel, Hamas, and the Houthis.

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Officials attend a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024
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BRICS Expansion and the Future of World Order: Perspectives from Member States, Partners, and Aspirants

The potential of BRICS members and partner countries to fulfill their individual aspirations via BRICS hinges on what vision of the future of world order ultimately wins out within BRICS.

  • +16
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