On September 23, 2025, during the 80th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech that sharply criticized the UN and global institutions, while at the same time expressing support for its mission. His remarks were confrontational, nationalist in tone, and positioned the U.S. as a challenger…
August 22nd, 2025 To truly power the future of the Global South, we must start by shifting how we see it, not as a zone of risk, but as a frontier of growth, resilience and human capital. Across Africa, Asia and beyond, a quiet transformation is under way. New solar farms, wind parks and battery energy storage…
The 1955 conference’s value-based approach to international affairs offers a model for middle powers today. In recent years, the Western public discussion has been full of laments over the collapse of the so-called rules-based international order established in the aftermath of World War II. Some blame Russian President Vladimir Putin; others blame U.S. President Donald Trump or Israeli…
