Global South Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/global-south/ an observatory of Asian economic power Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:12:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Global South Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/global-south/ 32 32 Saudi Arabia proposes hosting WTO meeting in 2028 https://asiapowerwatch.com/saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028 https://asiapowerwatch.com/saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028/#respond Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:56:54 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3581 Thank you to Deepthi Nair for inviting me to comment for The National News on Saudi Arabia proposing to host the 15th WTO Ministerial Conference…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/saudi-arabia-proposes-hosting-wto-meeting-in-2028/feed/ 0 Gulf walks trade tightrope amid Trump’s tariff volatility https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:16:19 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3504 As the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro is just ending, I shared comments with Valentina Pasquali for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility/feed/ 0 Trade Under Siege https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trade-under-siege https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:16:45 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3500 Many thanks to Dr. John Bruni of SAGE International for his kind invitation to speak in “Trade Under Siege“, the new episode of The Focus…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/feed/ 0 Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between orders https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:28:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3464 In the midst of Trump’s tariff shenanigans and escalating US-China trade war, I wrote an opinion piece titled “Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/feed/ 0 Where Non-Aligned Movement sought neutrality, BRICS builds economic bloc https://asiapowerwatch.com/where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc https://asiapowerwatch.com/where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:14:21 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3380 In this 3rd article covering the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the fundamental…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc/feed/ 0 UAE enters BRICS arena, balancing Moscow ties and Western pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:08:32 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3371 In this second article analysing what the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, has in store, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/feed/ 0 UAE’s BRICS Summit debut marks shift towards ‘concrete action’ https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:56:58 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3368 As the 2024 BRICS Summit is starting today in Kazan, Russia, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business about how this summit,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/feed/ 0 A World Between Orders. The New Face of Global Geo-economics https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:57:26 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3356 On September 24th, 2024, I had the pleasure of discussing with Şafak Herdem, Managing Partner at HERDEM Attorneys at Law & President of the Turkish…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics/feed/ 0 Geopolitical risks and their repercussions on the economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy/#respond Fri, 31 May 2024 12:09:52 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3314 Nicolas Michelon, Founder of Asia Power Watch and CEO of Asia Intelligence Advisory, was honoured to discuss with Feyza Gümüşlüoğlu on EKOTÜRK in Istanbul about…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy/feed/ 0 ‘Under siege’: Businesses need to focus on geopolitics as current global order erodes https://asiapowerwatch.com/under-siege-businesses-need-to-focus-on-geopolitics-as-current-global-order-erodes/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=under-siege-businesses-need-to-focus-on-geopolitics-as-current-global-order-erodes https://asiapowerwatch.com/under-siege-businesses-need-to-focus-on-geopolitics-as-current-global-order-erodes/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 12:25:52 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3336 I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business, on the urgency for corporates to make geopolitics their main focal point. In the face…

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