List of Global South articles
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud as the two man stand in front of a set of risers before a photo op at a diplomatic event hosted in an ornately decorated room in Beijing. How China Is Leveraging the Israel-Hamas War
The growing divide between Washington and the global south is playing out in Beijing’s favor.
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An illustration shows the faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupted by wavy lines of a fragmented map of Europe and Asia. Foreign Policy’s Best Articles on Geopolitics and Strategy
Five big-think articles from 2023 that cut through the news.
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A soldier fighting for Ukraine stands in front of a destroyed monastery in Dolyna, Ukraine. FP Live Looks Back at 2023
Stephen Walt explains why countries are accusing America of hypocrisy.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Was 2023 the Year of the Global South?
From the halls of the United Nations to leaders’ podiums, policymakers fixated on the concept this year.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Is There Such a Thing as a Global South?
The category is emotionally powerful but fundamentally flawed.
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An aerial view of Imburu, Nigeria, following flooding caused by heavy rainfall, on Sept. 25, 2022. The Dark Side of Climate Finance
At COP28, poor countries should be careful what they wish for.
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A worker walks past the logo of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. The Global North Is Alienating the Global South Before COP28 Even Starts
Dismissing the summit because its host is an oil producer is hypocritical and dangerous.
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U.S. President Joe Biden talks to fellow leaders during the group photo at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington. The West Should Give Up the Battle of Narratives
The Western world has misunderstood what the global south really wants.
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People take part in a demonstration against Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip in São Paulo on Oct. 22. Why the Global South Is Accusing America of Hypocrisy
Many countries perceive a double standard in the West’s contrasting responses to Gaza and Ukraine.
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A collection of illustrated flags fly over a textured background that fades from blue to gray. The flags of the G-7 and NATO are the largest and positioned near the top of the image. Beneath them are the smaller flags of individual countries, including China, Russia, India, and others. The Alliances That Matter Now
Multilateralism is at a dead end, but powerful blocs are getting things done.
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Three men wearing suits and ties sit at a table in front of a wall displaying the logo of the New Delhi G-20 summit, which stylizes the zero in G-20 as the globe. The man sitting in the middle has his mouth open as he speaks into a microphone. Can the G-20 Be a Champion for the Global South?
The group needs to embrace new ideas and more inclusive leadership.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with fellow BRICS leaders Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a family photo, along with delegates from six nations invited to join the alliance at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. they stand on a stage and wave and smile. BRICS Expansion Is No Triumph for China
But it is a warning shot for the West to end its strategic slumber in the global south.
