Multilateralism Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/multilateralism/ an observatory of Asian economic power Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:09:21 +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 Multilateralism Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/multilateralism/ 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 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 BRICS UAE, Saudi expansion marks biggest challenge to the US dollar in the 21st century https://asiapowerwatch.com/brics-uae-saudi-expansion-marks-biggest-challenge-to-the-us-dollar-in-the-21st-century/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brics-uae-saudi-expansion-marks-biggest-challenge-to-the-us-dollar-in-the-21st-century https://asiapowerwatch.com/brics-uae-saudi-expansion-marks-biggest-challenge-to-the-us-dollar-in-the-21st-century/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:50:02 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3340 I shared some more perspectives with Tala Michel Issa of Arabian Business on the changing dynamics of Great Power Competition, increasingly crystalised on the push…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/brics-uae-saudi-expansion-marks-biggest-challenge-to-the-us-dollar-in-the-21st-century/feed/ 0 The Dollar-Renminbi tango: the impacts of Argentina’s potential dollarization on its relations with China https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:42:08 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3171 Versions of this article were originally published on October 13, 2023 by the Policy Center for the New South and The Diplomat. Thank you to…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-dollar-renminbi-tango-the-impacts-of-argentinas-potential-dollarization-on-its-relations-with-china/feed/ 0 The challenge of the « 4Bs »: how to navigate a fractured geopolitical world https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-challenge-of-the-4bs-how-to-navigate-a-fractured-geopolitical-world/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-challenge-of-the-4bs-how-to-navigate-a-fractured-geopolitical-world https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-challenge-of-the-4bs-how-to-navigate-a-fractured-geopolitical-world/#respond Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:16:57 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3105 As the global landscape enters a “world between orders” and superpower rivalries multiply, businesses will have to navigate an increasingly complex operating environment and supply…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-challenge-of-the-4bs-how-to-navigate-a-fractured-geopolitical-world/feed/ 0 The EU strategic autonomy plan: an opportunity for Indonesia’s non-alignment policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:26:07 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3007 The European Union seems to be waking up from a 30-year geopolitical slumber with the combined Ukrainian and Covid-19 crises. With the migration of the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy/feed/ 0 The race for energy sovereignty. The case of China’s EV strategy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-race-for-energy-sovereignty-the-case-of-chinas-ev-strategy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-race-for-energy-sovereignty-the-case-of-chinas-ev-strategy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-race-for-energy-sovereignty-the-case-of-chinas-ev-strategy/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2022 06:37:16 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2919 According to the successive Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, transportation is a major polluter with around 7.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-race-for-energy-sovereignty-the-case-of-chinas-ev-strategy/feed/ 0 Turkey’s role in the China-Japan economic competition in Africa https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkeys-role-in-the-china-japan-economic-competition-in-africa/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkeys-role-in-the-china-japan-economic-competition-in-africa https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkeys-role-in-the-china-japan-economic-competition-in-africa/#respond Fri, 13 May 2022 15:38:55 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2771 This report was originally published by Japan’s Institute for International Strategy and Information Analysis – IISIA. Thank you to the author and the publishers for…

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