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Brazil has spent decades cultivating a diplomatic identity built on dialogue, mediation, and strategic autonomy. It is one of the rare actors able to speak credibly with Washington and Beijing, with Brussels and Moscow, with democracies and non-democracies alike. This is not fence-sitting. It is bridge-building.

Why Brazil Has the Soft Power and Gravitas to Lead the Global South

In an increasingly fragmented world, leadership is no longer defined solely by military power, GDP size, or the ability to coerce. It is defined by credibility, cultural resonance, diplomatic legitimacy, and the capacity to convene without intimidating. By these standards, Brazil stands out as one of the few countries with the soft power and gravitas required to credibly lead the Global South.

Chávez’s death in 2013 briefly opened space for reassessment, but suspicion endured. Donald Trump’s first presidency removed any remaining ambiguity, recasting Venezuela as a criminal state and openly discussing regime change.

Venezuela’s Crisis Is No Accident: How Oil and Intervention Shaped a State

By: The Globalist | Monday, January 5, 2026

How Chávez’s unfinished revolution, U.S. interventionism and strategic oil politics culminated in the 2026 capture of Nicolás Maduro.

The overpowering role of the U.S. economy, if run by a nationalist, is similarly harmful to much of the world. Maybe there are workarounds, but they too are longer term and meanwhile it is what it is.

From a Rule-Based World to a Ruler-Based One?

By: The Globalist | Wednesday, December 10, 2025

How the erosion of the rule of law is reshaping global order.

Government, civil society, the education sector, healthcare professionals and other duty bearers should work together to build community awareness about the harms and legal consequences of child marriage and provide comprehensive support for survivors and those at risk.

The Climate Crisis is a Threat Multiplier for Girls

By: The Globalist | Tuesday, December 9, 2025

The challenge is to initiate measures to strengthen the protection, participation and visibility of women and girls within the realm of climate policy.

Last week Syria saw twenty-four hours of uninterrupted electricity for the first time in two decades. Even the fiercest critics will pause if basic services improve. Legitimacy begins there.

Is Syria’s New Leader Working with a Turkish Toolkit?

By: The Globalist | Monday, December 1, 2025

Syria’s new government draws on the development and control model which Erdogan has long used in Turkey. Will this work? And what about democracy?

“What Sudan needs now is an immediate end to hostilities, full humanitarian access, and a credible path back towards democracy. Europe must step up its humanitarian support for the Sudanese people and remain unwavering in demanding accountability for all violations of international and humanitarian law."

Sudan in line for fresh EU humanitarian aid

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 26, 2025

The European Commission has announced that it will provide €35m in humanitarian aid to war-torn Sudan.

The speech was the keynote address of the fifth Summit of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China which, this year,was held in Brussels.

Taiwan is a "victim of coercion", VP Hsiao Bi-khim tells EP

By: EBR | Monday, November 10, 2025

A senior Taiwan government minister has become the first to give a speech in a foreign parliament.

Taiwan officially launched its carbon fee system this year as well as pilot reporting. The fee was initially set at approximately US$10 per metric ton CO2e. Establishing a national carbon price is a new milestone.

Taiwan’s participation in the “Global Mutirao” on climate transition

By: EBR | Thursday, November 6, 2025

Aligning with the world to confront climate risks while energizing broad participation to achieve sustainable development.

China has agreed to suspend export control measures it had placed on rare earths, crucial for the production of everything from smartphones to fighter jets. This has been seen as a key win for Trump from his meeting with Xi.

Trump hailed ’amazing’ meeting with China’s Xi but no formal trade deal agreed

By: BBC News | Monday, November 3, 2025

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have met for the first time in six years - raising hopes for a de-escalation of tensions between the world’s two biggest economies.

With China currently controlling over 90% of global rare earth processing, its threat to tighten exports earlier this year sent shockwaves through Washington.

Rare Earths and Global Diplomacy: How They’re Shaping Trade and Power

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The scramble for rare earths is not only driving Trump’s diplomacy with Xi, but also redefining global trade alliances.

European ministers held talks in Brussels on Thursday about how billions of euros worth of frozen Russian cash could be made available to Ukraine as a so-called "reparations loan".

EU fails to back frozen Russian cash loan - but vows to support Ukraine

By: BBC News | Monday, October 27, 2025

EU leaders have agreed to help support Ukraine’s "financial needs" for the next two years - but stopped short of releasing billions of euros in frozen Russian cash to help fund the country’s defence last Thursday night.

According to multiple sources who attended the talks in London, Chinese delegates were visibly amused by the escalating transatlantic quarrel

In today’s polarised world, relying on China is a strategic misstep

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 21, 2025

When push comes to shove, China will negotiate with the global superpower – not with Brussels

China’s National Bureau of Statistics said the economy showed "strong resilience and vitality" against pressure

China’s economic growth slows as trade tensions with US flare up

By: EBR | Monday, October 20, 2025

China’s economic growth slowed in the three months to the end of September as problems in the property market persisted and trade tensions with the US flared up.

The EU’s next priority should be to establish a clear, single point of contact for the Global Gateway in each partner country. Rather than relying on union officials juggling multiple portfolios or dispersing responsibilities across separate offices for businesses, civil society, and other stakeholders, a dedicated coordination hub is needed. These offices would serve as the central node for matchmaking, dialogue, and participatory decisionmaking, ensuring coherence, transparency, and accountability in implementation.

How the EU’s global gateway can compete in the global south

By: EBR | Thursday, October 16, 2025

In competition with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Gateway strategy needs to find an edge. To better promote its interests through investment, the EU’s offer must become more coherent, transparent, and accountable

The ministry has said another 460 people have died from malnutrition, including 182 since a famine was confirmed in Gaza City in August by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Israel has restricted aid deliveries it says were being taken away from civilians by Hamas fighters.

Israel and Hamas agree first phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

By: EBR | Friday, October 10, 2025

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire and hostage release deal, paving the way for a possible end to the conflict in Gaza

On September, 10, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has gotten the institutional process going by making her proposal in her State of the Union speech. October brings decisive opportunities to operationalize the EU’s role.

The Trump Gaza Peace Plan needs the EU, too

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The EU can play an essential role in ensuring all phases of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan are implemented by both Israel and the Palestinians. But for the union to exert its influence, Germany must rethink its unwavering support for Israel

To move forward, Germany needs to break free from defending the status quo. It is high time to look beyond its traditional Western partners and recognize the strategic, cultural and economic importance of Eastern Europe — Poland is not alone. Just think of the dynamic Baltic Republics.

Warsaw: A Role Model for Berlin

By: EBR | Friday, October 3, 2025

Poland’s success story is about way more than just strong economic growth.

For Brussels and Washington, the elections pose their own dilemma. In Georgia and Moldova, Western actors have drawn firm lines against Moscow’s proxies. In Kosovo, by contrast, they have treated SL as indispensable to participation, tolerating a monopoly for the sake of appearances. By accepting representation via a party compromised by violence and clientelism, Western policy risks damaging the country’s institutions and its own credibility on democracy.

In Kosovo’s elections, Serb representation is the west’s fig leaf

By: EBR | Thursday, October 2, 2025

Left without a functioning Assembly since February 2025, Kosovo’s febrile politics is due for another test. With options for representation of the Serb minority limited to Belgrade-backed proxies, October’s local elections are much more than a local contest

The minister was visiting Poland and is seeking to find common cause with European democracies. Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has found an increasingly sympathetic ear in parts of central and eastern Europe since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, even though almost all European countries only maintain formal diplomatic ties with Beijing and not Taipei. Taiwan’s government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying only the island’s people can decide their future.

Taiwan diplomat appeals for sovereignty to be upheld

By: EBR | Thursday, October 2, 2025

Taiwan’s new ambassador in Brussels has made an impassioned plea for his nation’s sovereignty to be respected

Earlier this week - during a lengthy speech at the UN General Assembly - Trump also accused Nato allies of "funding the war against themselves" through their purchases of energy from Moscow.During Trump’s first term in office, the US removed Turkey from the F-35 programme after it purchased S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia.

Trump urges Turkey to stop buying Russian oil as Erdogan chases deal on F-35s

By: EBR | Monday, September 29, 2025

US President Donald Trump has urged Turkey to stop buying oil from Russia, part of a wider drive to cut off Moscow’s energy funding as the war in Ukraine rages on

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EU anti-look away law relaxed by European Parliament right

By: N. Peter Kramer

The EU anti-look away law (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive), the dream of the EP left and green and a heritage of the in the meantime disappeared from the scene Commission Vice-President Timmermans, includes that business should not make its money by exploiting labour and destroying the environment.

Europe

Solidarity Is a Must for Europe to Ensure its Own Security

Europe is designing a new model of collective security that no longer relies on the United States. For this effort to succeed, solidarity between member states that have different threat perceptions is vital.

Business

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be "zero emission", but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions.