The three-day summit that began Tuesday in Johannesburg demonstrates how Washington has struggled to project influence throughout the vast, developing Global South, notes ‘Newsweek’.
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- Only Congress Can Fix American TradeTrump’s tariff mess offers a chance to restore legislative oversight.
- The Return of Japanese Hard PowerWhy Tokyo is bulking up its defense industrial base.
- Trump’s China TrapWhy Xi keeps winning the summitry game.
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- The ‘Islamabad Moment’: When Pakistan Stepped into the World’s Most Dangerous CrisisPakistan’s role exists within a “hierarchy of global influence”. While it can create diplomatic openings, it cannot insulate them from the interventions, or the indifference, of major powers. This underscores a broader reality of contemporary diplomacy: “middle powers can initiate processes, but they rarely control their trajectory”, writes Almas Haider Naqvi.
- The UAE’s Withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+: Economic Causes, Consequences, and Impact on the Global Oil MarketIf one of the major Persian Gulf countries switches to a model of independent production maximisation, other producers dissatisfied with the strict restrictions may adopt a similar logic, writes Igbal Guliyev.
- Valdai Club to Hold Its Sixth Central Asian ConferenceOn May 12–13 in Gelendzhik, the Valdai Discussion Club will hold its sixth Central Asian Conference, titled “Russia and Central Asia: Navigating the New World Order”.
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