Historical imagery is filled with cinematic circumstances around the surrender of a global power by a contending new hegemon. Great Britain became the foremost global empire following the Napoleonic Wars, having obtained naval supremacy and colonial prominence over France. Having ruled from 1878 to 1918, the Ottoman Empire surrendered to European powers at the Berlin […]

Traditionally, great powers have heavily relied on their military and more recently economic power to expand their global influence. This doctrine, is a cornerstone of realism – a theory for which one of the leading advocates Morgenthau equated “the national interest with the acquisition and use of [military and economic] power. As a result, the […]

At the recent celebration of Africa Day on 25th May, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosted African diplomats and envoys in Moscow. Beyond its ceremonial trappings, this meeting carried weight worth the thought of every keen foreign affairs mind. At the event, Lavrov delivered a message on behalf of President Vladimir Putin directed to […]

On the night of Tuesday, May 19th, the President of the Russian Federation arrived in Beijing, China for a remarkable two days state visit (together with President Xi Jinping, the Eastern European leader signed twenty agreements). At the same time, given that the said mission followed that of President Trump merely four days after, the […]

China is leading the invention of non-Western international relations theories. With the expansion of its international influence and the growth of its national potency, it is transforming from the traditional Western experience that shaped most of the international relations discipline worldwide. Beijing recognises the preponderance of developing an independent knowledge production system as it charts […]

As the rest of the world watched closely what was happening in Beijing, on May 14th and 15th, 2026, the annual BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting took place in New Delhi, India. This meeting is held to set the agenda for the annual BRICS Summit. In 2025, it occurred in Brazil, and in 2026, India will host […]