By Rhod Mackenzie The Asia-Pacific region’s (APR) share of global oil and gas condensate imports is set to increase from 64% in 2022 to nearly 72% by 2045, according to OPEC’s annual report, World Oil Outlook 2045 (WOO). Accordingly, oil and gas condensate supplies to the region will surge by 9.6 million barrels per day […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The Bank of China (BOC), one of China’s four largest state-owned commercial banks, has inaugurated its first branch in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. This move aims to extend the use of the yuan in trade and finance. Analysts have observed that since the recent BRICS Summit, members of the bloc […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The upcoming leader of the new BRICS Development Bank will serve a five-year term representing Russia. Within this period, a major decision must be made which will have worldwidet reprecussions,this is regarding the creating of a financial instrument or currency. The quandary of whether a BRICS single currency is required created heated […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The Arab monarchies have traditionally been seen as allies of the US in the Middle East, but relations are now rapidly cooling. The reason for this systemic discord is the foreign policy of the United States and the aggressive hegemonic style of the fading superpower. Even during the Arab Spring, the Obama […]
Since the end of the Cold War, important, profound changes in the relations between capitalist states, coupled with equally sharp changes in the content of those relations, have seduced left-wing intellectuals and academics to embrace those countries whose governments clash– for untold reasons– with the political or economic demands of the US and its allies. […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The Serbian parliament has called for a public debate on the possibility of the republic’s entry into the BRICS alliance. At least three political parties are in favour of joining the structure, one of which is part of the ruling coalition, according to a an MP in the Parliament. In general, Belgrade […]
Craig Murray joins MintPress to talk NATO, BRICS, pro-war mainstream media, Assange, America's forever wars and much more.
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Les réactions face à l’élargissement des BRICS ont été un vrai ping-pong, alternant entre rejet et alarmisme. Mais pour le moment, rien ne permet de craindre la fin de l’ordre mondial régi par les États-Unis – et nous n’avons par conséquent pas à redouter le nouvel ordre mondial multipolaire que les BRICS souhaitent instaurer. Source […]
On August 22-24, the BRICS organization (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) held its 15th Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. BRICS Chairman Cyril Ramaphosa, who is president of South Africa, made concluding remarks about the Summit in a media briefing: “Leading up to the Summit, there was a wide-ranging BRICS business program aimed at attracting investment, […]
[Prefatory Note: The post below is the stylistically revised text of an interview conducted on Sept 5, 2023 by Mike Billington, who is a senior leader of the Schiller Institute. It addresses various aspects of the global political setting that has crystallized since the Russian attack of Feb. 5, 2022 on Ukraine. The repudiation of […]
